http://www.ustr.gov/node/64/205,7/10en-usU.S.-EU Intellectual Property Rights Working Group   On September 23-24, 2009, a session of the U.S.-EU Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group was held in Washington, D.C.  The meeting was co-chaired for the United States by the U.S. Trade Representative's Office and the U.S. Department of Commerce, and for the European Union by the European Commission's Directorate General (DG) for Trade.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/september/us-eu-intellectual-property-rights-working-group09/23/2009Washington, D.C. - The Office of the United States Trade Representative issued a public statement today following issuance of awards by arbitrators in the Brazil Cotton dispute in the arbitrations over Brazil's request for authorization to suspend trade concessions against the United States. The arbitration followed a 2008 WTO ruling that the United States had not complied with the original findings in the Cotton dispute.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/august/ustr-statement-awards-brazil-cotton-dispute08/31/20095th Round of ACTA NegotiationsRabat - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Salle Benhima 16 - 17 July 2009 AGENDA   Thursday, 16th July 2009: 9:30Registration of participants 10:00http://www.ustr.gov/trade-topics/intellectual-property/anti-counterfeiting-trade-agreement-acta/5th-round-acta-negotiati07/20/2009Washington, D.C. - "The 5th round of negotiations for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was held in Rabat on July 16th and 17th, 2009, hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco.  Participants in these negotiations included Australia, Canada, the European Union, represented by the European Commission, the EU Presidency (Sweden) and EU Member States, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States of America.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/july/statement-ustr-spokeswoman-carol-guthrie-anti-counte-007/17/2009Washington, D.C. - Today U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk sent a joint letter to their counterparts in China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) urging China to revoke a proposed rule (Circular 226) that would mandate that all computers produced and sold in China pre-install a widely-criticized Chinese Internet filtering program called Green Dam. This proposed measure is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2009.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/june/secretary-gary-locke-and-ustr-ron-kirk-call-china-rev06/24/2009WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today released its annual "Special 301" Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection by U.S. trading partners.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/april/ustr-releases-2009-special-301-report04/30/2009"I welcome China's announcement today that it has eliminated Information Security testing and certification mandates for information technology products used in the commercial marketplace. China's action is a step in the right direction, reflecting its acknowledgement that mandated information security certification schemes rules are not appropriate for commercial information technology products. We appreciate China's willingness to work with foreign industry and foreign governments in efforts to address global concerns about these regulations.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/april/ambassador-kirk-makes-statement-chinas-action-modify04/29/2009WASHINGTON, D.C. - In one of his first announcements, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today the World Trade Organization (WTO) formally ruled that several aspects of China's legal regime for protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights are inconsistent with China's obligations under the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement).http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/march/world-trade-organization-adopts-panel-report-china-i03/20/2009WASHINGTON, D.C. - Acting U.S. Trade Representative Peter Allgeier announced today that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel has found important aspects of China's intellectual property rights (IPR) regime to be inconsistent with China's obligations under the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). The United States brought claims against China because of serious concerns about several shortcomings in China's legal regime for protecting and enforcing copyrights and trademarks on a wide range of products.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/january/united-states-wins-wto-dispute-over-deficiencies-c01/26/2009WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative today recognized Taiwan's progress on protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights by removing Taiwan from the Special 301 Watch List.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/january/ustr-announces-conclusion-special-301-out-cycle-re01/16/2009