Copyright and trademark infringement in China is worse than ever, Jonathan Dudas, US under secretary of commerce for intellectual property told the AP in Shanghai. "The percentage is growing; also the dollar figure is rising," he said. Valued at US$87.3 million, and representing 63% of all counterfeit goods seized by US Customs, China was the worst offender in 2004. Russia was a poor second with 5% of all US Customs false trademark seizures.