CHINA
Intellectual Property Forum Planned: China, stung by charges of soaring copyright piracy by private and even state firms, said Saturday it will host a major forum on protection of intellectual property rights. The symposium in May will bring together more than 200 Chinese and foreign experts to discuss strategies for patent, copyright and trademark protection, Xinhua news agency said. Vice President Rong Yiren said last week that much needs to be done to improve intellectual property protection in China, whose laws are less than three years old.
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