USTR – CHINA
October 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE SUCCESSFUL defence of an American glue-maker's intellectual property rights has been hailed by the US Trade Representative (USTR) as an example of a new anti-counterfeiting programme in action. USTR Robert Zoellick was launching STOP!, a comprehensive anti-piracy initiative, involving customs action, publicity and diplomatic efforts to freeze out counterfeiters. He cited his office's lobbying of senior Chinese government officials about a firm from China's Hunan province using identical packaging and trademarks to Indiana US glue exporter ...
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