For many years, the issue of protecting IP rights has been one of the biggest problems for foreign companies to overcome when thinking about entering Chinese market. While significant progress has been made in China, some Western countries are still worried about IP protection. Regarded to that, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. signed an agreement with the China-Britain Business Council and it has removed millions of knockoffs after receiving complaints. Other companies are taking similar initiatives, such as ShangPin.com. Such progress is being hailed by British business circles. In the United Kingdom, laws covering patents, trademarks, copyrights and designs have been formulated to help companies large and small. Working with the British side can improve China's IP protection in the UK as well. An agreement between the UK Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) and the China Written Works Copyright Society was signed in Beijing. CLA is a non-profit organization that has authorized many organizations and publications to copy and use copyright works while obtaining fair rewards for rights holders. Now, the agreement will place Chinese written works in the British market, including books, articles in newspapers and magazines and academic papers, under the protection of the CLA. Since 2004, China has been working with the European Union. During, the meetings have enabled both sides to share information on multilateral IP issues, tackle shortcomings and find ways to improve, as well as set up a China IP desk to assist European small and medium-sized enterprises in the protection and enforcement of their IP rights in China. China and the UK launched a program enabling companies to benefit from accelerated patent examinations when making the same application in both countries. This type of cooperation can make it harder for criminals to undermine consumer safety and damage legitimate businesses. A consistent global IP system is good for business, innovation and society, and cooperation on IP protection issues is an important step to achieve this. The gLawcal Team LIBEAC project Thursday, 16 October 2014 (Source: Intellectual Property in China) This news has been realized by gLAWcal—Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development in collaboration with the University Institute of European Studies (IUSE) in Turin, Italy and the University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy which are both beneficiaries of the European Union Research Executive Agency IRSES Project “Liberalism in Between Europe And China” (LIBEAC) coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (CEPERC). This work has been realized in the framework of Workpackages 4, coordinated by University Institute of European Studies (IUSE) in Turin, Italy.