 |
|
Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming (3rd R), Chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission Zhang Ping (3rd L) and other Chinese officials hold a press conference in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on June 7, 2009. The officials were all members of a Chinese delegation which arrived here Saturday to attend the 2nd Sino-Japanese high-level economic dialogue. (Xinhua/Sun Wei) |
China and Japan signed a memorandum and established for the first time a working group to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) here on Sunday.
The "MOU for Intellectual Property Protection Exchanges and Cooperation" and the working group are aimed to create a legal framework to enforce crackdowns on violations of intellectual property rights, according to Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming.
 |
|
Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming (4th L), Chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission Zhang Ping (3rd L) and other Chinese officials hold a press conference in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on June 7, 2009. The officials were all members of a Chinese delegation which arrived here Saturday to attend the 2nd Sino-Japanese high-level economic dialogue. (Xinhua/Sun Wei) |
"The working group will focus on information sharing of laws and regulations with regards to IPR, as well as the experience in the law enforcement" Chen said at the press conference later in the day.
"Japan is a very advanced country in terms of IPR protection and we believe there are many experiences that China can learn," he added.
He said through efforts in recent years China has established its own IPR protection system. "China, as a developing country, will face a lot of problems in the process of enforcement, but we will not shun such problems."
"China and Japan have a broad range of economic cooperation. We will use the working group mechanism to solve problems in respect of IPR protection," Chen said.
The memorandum signed by Chen and Toshihiro Nikai, Japanese minister of economy, trade and industry, stipulates that the intellectual property working group meet once a year. Nikai asked that the working group convene its first meeting by the end of the year.