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HCONRES 303 109th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance China Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Copyright Dispute settlement East Asia Intellectual property International Affairs International agencies Patent infringement Product counterfeiting Right of property Tariff Trade agreements Trademarks

Urging the United States Trade Representative to take action to ensure that the People's Republic of China complies with its obligations to protect intellectual property rights, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 17, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that Congress believes that: (1) the failure of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to protect intellectual property is inconsistent with its obligations under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, and denies the benefits of this agreement to the United States; and (2) China's failure to adequately fulfill its obligations to enforce intellectual property rights is unjustifiable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce under the Trade Act of 1974.

Urges the U.S. Trade Representative to: (1) take action under the Act to combat rampant intellectual property violations in China (including the imposition of bilateral tariffs); and (2) use all additional means available, including filing of a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO), to ensure that China complies with such obligations.

What's happening now November 17, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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