We chose the four places because they have adequate laws on the protection of intellectual property.

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Only exports most affected by the China-ASEAN pact are to be freed on signature in June, and agreements on intellectual-property rights and investment-protection are to be negotiated.

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Over the past two decades, ordinary Americans have tried to enforce protection of their intellectual property on the internet, but often without success.

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The treaty was adopted at the World Intellectual Property Organisation's (WIPO) Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances, which concluded in Beijing on Tuesday.

BBC: China morning round-up: Copyright treaty signed

The proposal was not accepted but one year later, a governmental experts meeting, organized with the assistance of UNESCO and WIPO in Tunis, started working on the draft of a model law referring to the protection of intellectual property rights applicable to such cultural manifestations.

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In a further effort to create a margin, clients from countries with strong intellectual-property protection and innovative products are given favourable pricing on manufacturing, but only because the factory can then directly sell knock-offs to buyers in other countries where patents and trademarks are ignored.

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Priorities have been FTAs, intellectual property rights protection, export credit financing, technology release -- which you haven't commented on, but you've made some progress on -- and business and tourist visa processes -- and you know the list.

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