Report recommends global effort to protect intellectual property
A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) task force is recommending a more aggressive strategy to combat piracy, counterfeiting and other violations of intellectual property rights (IPR) both domestically and overseas.
In a report released October 12 in Los Angeles by Attorney General John Ashcroft, the task force calls for greater global cooperation against IPR crimes and stationing FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) agents and federal prosecutors at U.S. embassies in Hong Kong and Budapest to coordinate IPR enforcement in Asia and Eastern Europe.
Training programs in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Pakistan supported
The United States is spending an additional $1.19 million for overseas training to help combat counterfeiting and other violations of intellectual property rights (IPR), the State Department says.
In an October 6 statement, deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said the new funding builds on $1.31 million for overseas IPR training announced in August, and is part of a coordinated international effort to stop the theft of intellectual property.
Initiative includes annual "name and shame" list, USTR Zoellick says
The Bush administration is moving to crack down on trade in counterfeit and pirated goods, which global authorities say now accounts for as much as 7 percent of world trade.
At an October 4 briefing in Washington, Commerce Secretary Don Evans and other senior officials outlined details of the new Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP).
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