From Winter Casey, an article on Vietnam's IP situation:

Michael Schlesinger, counsel to the International Intellectual Property Alliance, said "Vietnam has taken various steps over the last couple of years to enact measures to implement laws compatible with WTO rules and the body's Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, or TRIPs. The question now, he said, is whether Vietnam has the will to enforce the laws to address rampant levels of piracy and take appropriate steps to open the market to all copyright-based sectors.

and in French, more on IP in Vietnam. In essence, officials are announcing that Vietnam will support IP going forward; will lower taxes on imported medicines; and interestingly, that IP protection is key for the health sector.

posted by Solveig Singleton @ 10:28 AM | International

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