Last Friday U.S. Chamber of Commerce said that makes China and Russia to the list of countries in the insufficient efforts to combat crimes against intellectual property.

As “The Wall Street Journal” writes (full text on the site InoPressa.ru), nine countries headed the list : China, Russia, Argentina, Chile, India, Israel, Pakistan, Thailand and Venezuela. A total of “black” list of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, established in 2008, includes 46 countries.

A senior official of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Stan McKay said that although China and Russia have demonstrated progress in the fight against theft of intellectual property rights, adequate steps have not been taken. “This problem is becoming increasingly important for the American economy”, – Stan McKay said, assistant U.S. trade representative for intellectual property and innovations.

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In the final report of the relevant regulations of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce points out that while the U.S. continues to cooperate with China on strengthening the protection of intellectual property, “raises serious concerns the high level of proliferation of pirated goods and counterfeit brands”.

Regarding Russia, the U.S. will continue to monitor how it will fulfill the obligations under a bilateral agreement with the U.S. on Russia’s WTO accession. “The fulfillment of these obligations is the key to complete the final stage of multilateral negotiations on accession to WTO”, – says the report.

Stan McKay also stated that the purpose of “black” list – make clear that the United States monitors the situation of intellectual property protection in those countries, and to inform foreign investors about the commitment of a country.

The report also highlights the concern of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the practice of counterfeiting of medicines: “Trade in counterfeit drugs remains a cause for particular concern in light of the risks that they pose to human health and safety.”