Japan, China to launch body to protect intellectual property rights

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TOKYO, June 4 Kyodo -
Japan and China have agreed to set up a consultative body to protect
intellectual property rights, a deal that will be signed during a bilateral
economic ministerial meeting Sunday in Tokyo, Japanese government sources said
Thursday.
The two countries have also agreed to cooperate in assisting developing
countries in building infrastructure, the sources said.
Tokyo and Beijing will call for creating legal framework and enforcing
crackdowns to curb the violation of intellectual property rights such as fake
brand products in a document to be inked between Japan's Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry and China's Commerce Ministry, they said.
The two countries will vow to simplify channels of discussions on intellectual
property rights because talks on the issue involve several ministries and
agencies in both governments, they said.
Along with intellectual property rights and infrastructure building in
developing countries, top economic officials from the two countries will
discuss ways to address the global economic crisis and boost bilateral
cooperation on energy saving and the environment.
They will also discuss climate change and trade and investment, according to
Japan's Foreign Ministry.
Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone will represent Japan at the Japan-China
high-level economic dialogue, the second of its kind since the first session in
December 2007 in Beijing. The Chinese side will be led by Vice Premier Wang
Qishan.
==Kyodo