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By Kent Larsen
Jon Huntsman Jr. Looking at Intellectual Property Enforcement in Thailand
BANGKOK, THAILAND -- Tariff privileges given by the U.S. Government to
Thailand makes the issue of intellectual property violations critical in
that nation, and the acting US Trade Representative, LDS Church member Jon
Huntsman, Jr. is looking at the issue. Knowing that the privileges hing, in
part, on its enforcement of copyright, trademark and patent laws and
treaties, Thailand has stepped up enforcement, doubling arrests for
violations since 1999 to 2,800 last year, and arresting another 1,500 this
year. Huntsman was briefed on Thailand's efforts by Kantathi Suphamongkhon,
the Thai Trade Representative, in August and Suphamongkhon said he had
received a warm response. But the U.S. Government hasn't yet made a formal
announcement about extending the privileges for Thailand.
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By Walailak Keeratipipatpong Phusadee Arunmas
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