中美知识产权贸易争端解决诉状（英文）china–measuresaffectingtheprotectionand&]9b1J-x0z'nenforcementofintellectualpropertyrights.d"M!Y5\+u"n9k2F6C5}'^8s5k%zRequestforConsultationsbytheUnitedStates.Q/C,SK&gThefollowingcommunication,dated10April2007,fromthedelegationoftheUnitedStatestothedelegationofChinaandtotheChairmanoftheDisputeSettlementBody,iscirculatedinaccordancewithArticle4.4oftheDSU.MyauthoritieshaveinstructedmetorequestconsultationswiththeGovernmentofthePeople'sRepublicofChina("China")pursuanttoArticles1and4oftheUnderstandingonRulesandProceduresGoverningtheSettlementofDisputes("DSU")andArticle64oftheAgreementonTrade-RelatedAspectsofIntellectualPropertyRights("TRIPSAgreement")(totheextentthatArticle64correspondstoArticleXXIIoftheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade1994)withrespecttocertainmeasurespertainingtotheprotectionandenforcementofintellectualpropertyrightsinChina.5r'o*a6a"V3l9j'~3}]'W6g*X7X-t#E)j7P$m5V*OI.ThresholdsforcriminalproceduresandpenaltiesE6p']0Y5a:^ThefirstmatteronwhichtheUnitedStatesrequestsconsultationsconcernsthethresholdsthatmustbemetinorderforcertainactsoftrademarkcounterfeitingandcopyrightpiracytobesubjecttocriminalproceduresandpenalties.Inthisregard,themeasuresatissueinclude:"R"k3r3w*d]*U(1)theCriminalLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina(adoptedattheSecondSessionoftheFifthNationalPeople'sCongresson1July1979andrevisedattheFifthSessionoftheEighthNationalPeople'sCongresson14March1997)("CriminalLaw"),inparticularArticles213,214,215,217,218,and220;and/r.TJ+Q;[&q5r4}(2)measuresbythecourtsandprocuratoratethatapplythroughoutChina,includingtheInterpretationbytheSupremePeople'sCourtandtheSupremePeople'sProcuratorateonSeveralIssuesofConcreteApplicationofLawinHandlingCriminalCasesofInfringingIntellectualProperty(adoptedatthe1331stSessionoftheJudicialCommitteeoftheSupremePeople'sCourton2November2004andthe28thSessionoftheTenthProcuratorialCommitteeoftheSupremePeople'sProcuratorateon11November2004andtobeeffectiveasof22December2004)("theDecember2004JudicialInterpretation"),andtheInterpretationbytheSupremePeople'sCourtandtheSupremePeople'sProcuratorateonSeveralIssuesofConcreteApplicationofLawinHandlingCriminalCasesofInfringingIntellectualProperty(II)(adoptedon4April2007,atthe1422ndSessionoftheJudicialCommitteeoftheSupremePeople'sCourtandthe75thSessionoftheTenthProcuratorialCommitteeoftheSupremePeople'sProcuratorate,andtobeeffectiveon5April2007)("theApril2007JudicialInterpretation");aswellasanyamendments,relatedmeasures,[1]orimplementingmeasures.5?%D(P*q!q!|+]\Articles213,214,and215oftheCriminalLawdescribecertainactsoftrademarkcounterfeitingthatmaybesubjecttocriminalproceduresandpenalties.However,underArticle213,criminalproceduresandpenaltiesareavailableonly"ifthecircumstancesareserious"or"ifthecircumstancesareespeciallyserious".UnderArticle214,criminalproceduresandpenaltiesareavailableonly"iftheamountofsales[ofcommoditiesbearingcounterfeitregisteredtrademarks]isrelativelylarge"or"iftheamountofsalesishuge".UnderArticle215,criminalproceduresandpenaltiesareavailableonly"ifthecircumstancesareserious"or"ifthecircumstancesareespeciallyserious".Articles217and218oftheCriminalLawdescribecertainactsofcopyrightpiracythatmaybesubjecttocriminalproceduresandpenalties.However,underArticle217,criminalproceduresandpenaltiesareavailableonly"iftheamountofillegalgainsisrelativelylarg...
