Enforcement applies to existing protections. Their interp allows AFFs that maintain the status quo while increasing enforcement resources.
Tantuico 6 [Delia S. Tantuico (Lecturer, Institute of Communication and Institute of Information Technology Studies, University of Asia and the Pacific) and Errol Wilfred Zshornack, 2006, “Intellectual Property Rights: Talking Points for RP-US FTA Negotiations,” PIDS Discussion Paper Series, No. 2006-12, pp. 23-24, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/127931/1/pids-dps2006-12.pdf, accessed 6-28-2024; enjen]
There is, however, a perceived lack of enforcement of these laws and the administrative and judicial processes are not speedy enough to be considered adequate. The strong resolve to enforce existing IPR laws and a speedier settlement of IPR cases have to be proven convincingly to the U.S. negotiators