Despite different views in specific IP fields, China and the United States both expect effective IP protection, share a common understanding about the role of a just and fair system, and are devoted to promoting innovation through law, said Gary Locke, the US ambassador to China, at a Sino-US justice seminar held in People's University in late May.

While the US is the largest source for IP creation and use globally, China is the world's fastest-growing country in terms of IP strategy implementation and output, said Tian Lipu, commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office, at the meeting.

The IP authorities of the two countries together dealt with half of the world's total applications for invention patents last year, a reflection of the necessity for cooperation between them, Tian said.

（Source:Chinanews.com）