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Read the full report here. Drug is a necessity for human beings to sustain life and ensure life dignity. Research and development of new drugs and decrease of drug price have been the everlasting topics. The drug research and development is characterized by long cycle, vast investment and extremely low... [READ MORE]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Intellectual Property Center Executive Vice President Mark Elliot issued the following statement today in response to a decision from the Supreme People’s Court of China, which upheld Michael Jordan’s right to his name. The case heard by the Court involved Jordan’s long-standing... [READ MORE]

Amidst trading barbs with Congressional leaders on the government shutdown (did you know that the Copyright Office is closed?!), President Barack Obama took a welcome detour to talk about the importance of trade in a press conference yesterday.

In 2013, IP experts from the U.S. and China engaged in-depth discussions on the most complex and challenging IP issues facing China.

By Ellen Szymanski All over America, people are typing furiously on their smart phone or bopping along to some tunes through their headphones. Have you ever thought about how many of those devices could be a dangerous counterfeit? With recent news reporting counterfeit cell phone chargers electrocuting two people in... [READ MORE]

Though China as a whole remains a notorious market for movie and music piracy, especially of foreign brands, the success of Tiny Times (and its forthcoming release in the U.S.) could provide a microcosm for greater change and respect for intellectual property rights. As domestic entrepreneurs advance from a “replication” mindset—which has pretty much defined the Chinese economy over the last few decades—to that of original creation and true innovation, the value of intellectual property rights coalesce as they experience the trials and tribulations of IP theft.

This week, leaders from China and the United States completed the fifth round of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue, a bilateral meeting which addresses key economic questions between the two counties. Following it's adjournment, Myron Brilliant, who is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's executive vice president and head of International Affairs, issued the following statement:

Obamacare is bad enough. With burdensome regulations that strangle hiring, hurt small businesses, and disrupt healthcare, what more can we stand? Well, as it turns out, bad policies from overseas are also threatening to undo our healthcare system in an equally nefarious fashion.

Many have attempted to tackle the critical question of how to define the size and scope of intellectual property theft and its impact on the U. S. economy. Fortunately, the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property, spearheaded by Governor Jon Huntsman and Admiral Dennis Blair, has taken on this important task and released their findings earlier today. We commend Admiral Blair and Ambassador Huntsman for their leadership of the Commission, and for their steadfast effort to highlight the growing “hemorrhage” of intellectual property (IP) theft.