Canada considers joining WTO action against Chinese IP rights infringements
Trade Minister David Emerson has indicated that Canada is considering joining the United States and Japan in pursuing tougher intellectual property law enforcement in China. China will not seriously enforce IP laws until it is in the interest of the Chinese state to do so. If concerned countries utilize the WTO to punish lax IP rights enforcement it may have some impact. But the natural increase in Chinese innovation and patent/copyright ownership is the only thing that will really lead to compliance by the Chinese authorities.