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- Chamber of Deputies "Special Commission on Intellectual Property" and introduced for consideration in that Committee.
- The EC has amended its proposal for biotech patents.
- Denmark became the first member state to implement the EC's Software Directive.
- Poland enacted a new patent law, although the U.S. remains concerned about the compulsory licensing provision.
- Taiwan passed and promulgated a new copyright law and implementing regulations.
- Korea ratified the US-Korea Patent Secrecy Agreement, which has yet to enter into force.
- China joined the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention.
- The President of Turkmenistan signed a law for the protection of intellectual property.
- New copyright law enacted in Pakistan strengthening penalties for infringement and protecting computer programs as "literary works."
- The Russian Federation enacted and implemented a patent law that meets high international standards and is compatible with the terms of the bilateral Trade Agreement.
- The Russian Federation enacted and implemented strong laws for the protection of semiconductor layouts and the protection of computer software and databases. Both laws are fully compatible with the terms of the bilateral Trade Agreement and meet international standards.
- New Zealand repealed legislation that allowed compulsory licensing of pharmaceuticals.
- The Ukrainian Government adopted the Paris Convention, Madrid Agreement, and the Agreement on Patent Cooperation.
- Chile extended its term of copyright protection to life plus 50 years -- the Berne Convention standard.
- Brazilian Government issues Executive decree bringing Brazil into full compliance with the Stockholm Text of the Paris Convention For the Protection of Industrial Property.
- The United States and the Russian Federation exchanged diplomatic notes causing the entry-into-force of a bilateral Trade Agreement which commits Russia to an extensive IPR legislative agenda.
- Bolivia passed a new Copyright Law providing a framework for
