Senate Finance Committee Hears USTR Testimony on FTAs and IP Enforcment in China.

At a March 9 Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President’s Trade Agenda, the Senators’ top concerns included the quick passage of pending FTAs with Korea, Columbia, and Panama, as well as IP in China.  US Trade Representative Ron Kirk promised to move forward on the pending FTAs and pointed to the Trans Pacific Partnership as an especially critical trade agreement that broadens the scope of trade agreements with “21st century issues.” He described his office’s work to improve IP enforcement as “very productive,” claiming progress in reducing the prevalence of infringing software, and noting China’s agreement to “delink its innovation policy from the provision of government procurement preferences.”

Senate Finance Committee webpage for the hearing, including

  • Chairman and Ranking Minority Member Statements
  • USTR Prepared Testimony
  • Webcast

Tom Barkely. Dow Jones. “USTR Kirk: US Will Continue To Press China On Currency, Trade Concerns.” March 9, 2011.

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  • Mike Palmedo

    Mike Palmedo is the admin for infojustice.org, and he manages interdisciplinary research on copyright exceptions at American University College of Law's Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. He has Masters degrees Economics and in International Affairs, and is an economics PhD candidate.

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