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  The United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed a trade agreement which includes Soviet commitments to pursue strengthened IPR protection (June).

Chile clarified its copyright protection for computer software, thus ensuring that it is a literary work (June).

The People's Republic of China passed a copyright law with protection effective in June, 1991. However, the law does not protect foreign authors' works first published outside of China. (September).

Malaysia amended its copyright law and acceded to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (October).

Japan enacted a law protecting trade secrets (October).

The European Community took a "common position" on protection for computer software, including a 50-year term of copyright protection (December). 

 <li>Agreement was reached to establish bilateral copyright relations with Taiwan (January).</li>

<li>Korea created a task force to coordinate intellectual property responsibilities between ministries and designated enforcement teams (January).</li>

<li>A Bilateral Agreement on Copyright was signed with Indonesia (March).</li>

<li>A Uruguay Round mid-term review decision on intellectual property was reached (April).</li>

<li>The People's Republic of China committed to provide copyright protection for computer software (May).</li>

<li>Colombia resolved royalty remission problem concerning motion pictures (May).</li>

<li>Taiwan agreed to expeditiously resolve copyright problems concerning motion pictures (May).</li>

<li>Saudi Arabia adopted a patent law (May).</li>

<li>Colombia passed a law defining computer software as copyrightable material (June).</li> </ul>