The American Chamber of Commerce in China said Tuesday that 59 percent of its members believe Beijing has improved its enforcement of intellectual property protection in the last five years. The survey of 314 member company representatives between Nov. 13 and Dec. 16 also found more members said enforcement in trademark and brand protection improved between 2016 and 2018.
“I think the statistics that we showed indicate that there’s a feeling there’s been a modest improvement in enforcement in the judicial system (on intellectual property rights),” Timothy Stratford, chairman of AmCham China, said during a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.