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- The European Community took a "common position" on protection for computer software, including a 50-year term of copyright protection (December).
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- Agreement was reached to establish bilateral copyright relations with Taiwan (January).
- Korea created a task force to coordinate intellectual property responsibilities between ministries and designated enforcement teams (January).
- A Bilateral Agreement on Copyright was signed with Indonesia (March).
- A Uruguay Round mid-term review decision on intellectual property was reached (April).
- The People's Republic of China committed to provide copyright protection for computer software (May).
- Colombia resolved royalty remission problem concerning motion pictures (May).
- Taiwan agreed to expeditiously resolve copyright problems concerning motion pictures (May).
- Saudi Arabia adopted a patent law (May).
- Colombia passed a law defining computer software as copyrightable material (June).
- Spain extended patent protection to U.S. plant varieties on a reciprocal basis (June).
- Taiwan initialled a bilateral copyright agreement, and submitted legislation which better protects films from unauthorized public performance (July).
- Argentina agreed to modify its pharmaceutical product registration procedures, and to address the issue of patent protection for pharmaceutical products (September).
- Indonesia enacted its first patent law including product protection for pharmaceuticals, effective August 1991 (October).
- Portugal increased penalties for audio piracy (November).
