China and Japan signed a memorandum of understanding and established a working group to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) here on Sunday at a June 7 ceremony in Tokyo.
The working group and the MOU are expected to result in a legal framework to enforce IP law in both countries.
“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,” Chinese commerce minister Chen Deming said at a press conference. “Japan is a very advanced country in terms of IPR protection and we believe there are many [things] that China can learn. 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.”
The MOU was signed by Chen and Toshihiro Nikai, Japanese minister of economy, trade and industry. It stipulates that the intellectual property working group meet once a year.
