On October 25, 2008, the National Copyright Administration of the People’s Republic of China, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the U.S. Copyright Office signed the Strategic Cooperation Memo in Beijing.  The memo established a cooperative framework between China and the U.S. regarding copyright protection. 

According to the signed memorandum, China and the U.S. will exchange legislative information and documents and conduct discussions of copyright issues of common concern.  The two countries will discuss plans on conducting annual surveys of the copyright field to improve the effectiveness of each other’s copyright system as much as possible.  In addition, the memo covers examination operations, auxiliary automation systems to enhance examiners’ efficiency in examining patent applications, joint seminars, exchanges to each other’s offices, and other cooperative projects.