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December 2007

Despite pressure from the US, China is still dragging its feet on intellectual property rights protection

Lurking beneath the rhetoric on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection is a difficult reality: China’s legal system couldn’t enforce tougher laws even if tasked to do so. As it stands, the country’s reputation for counterfeiting and piracy remains intact and lawyers can’t see a short-term solution.

“It is a capacity problem that cannot be immediately remedied,” said Nick Redfearn, regional manager of Rouse & Co International Group’s ...

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