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U.S. Government Coordinated Approach to Intellectual Property Enforcement
Third Global Congress on Counterfeiting & PiracyJanuary 30, 2007
Office of the U.S. Coordinator forInternational Intellectual Property Enforcement
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Office of the IP Coordinator
U.S. Government Coordinated Approach to Protect Intellectual Property Rights
The U.S. is leading a coordinated and global fight against counterfeiting and piracy.– Coordination within the
U.S. Government– Through collaboration with
Industry– Cooperation with our
trading partners
Challenges we still face
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Office of the IP Coordinator
U.S. Government Internal Coordination
Engagement of Senior Leadership– High Prioritization
Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy! (STOP!)– Empowering Innovators to Secure their Rights– Pursuing Criminal Enterprises– Enhancing Border Security – Outreach and Cooperation with Private Industry– Aggressively Engaging our Global Partners
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Office of the IP Coordinator
U.S. Government Working with Industry
The Bush Administration has developed a comprehensive dialogue and relationship with industry.– Customs database for registering marks– Tools & Outreach to assist industry – Law Enforcement Coordination– CACP Developed Supply Chain Toolkit
We are collaborating with Industry to assess progress and determine trade and enforcement priorities.
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Office of the IP Coordinator
Working with Global Trading Partners
The U.S. Government has engaged our trading partners in the fight against counterfeiting and piracy.– U.S.-EU Working Group on Intellectual Property– G8 Enforcement Strategy– Security & Prosperity Partnership (SPP)– APEC Anti-counterfeiting and Piracy Initiative– Bilateral Efforts
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Office of the IP Coordinator
Upcoming & Remaining Challenges
We are seeing progress in the fight against counterfeiting and piracy, but challenges still remain:– Maintaining high prioritization of IP protection by
governments & industry worldwide– Assessing progress in order to target efforts– Engaging all nations to understand importance of
promoting and protecting IP– Educating consumers of the damaging effects of
counterfeiting and piracy