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April, 2009

Thwarting Counterfeiters Keeps U.S. Competitive
Apr 28, 2009 - San Francisco Chronicle

American innovation and creativity are the pillars of our country's continuing economic development. But key to any nation's economic success is the ability to trade intellectual property - including the goods and services that flow from new ideas - in a rules-based system around the world. In...

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EU Official Calls On U.S. To Revive Talks On IP Agreement
Apr 27, 2009 - National Journal's CongressDaily

A key European Commission official today urged the United States to return to negotiations over a proposed anti-counterfeiting trade agreement. Luc Devigne, head of the Commission's intellectual property unit, told a U.S. Chamber of Commerce transnational summit that the parties should try to...

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Business Groups Join To Protect 'Green Tech' IP Rights
Apr 20, 2009 - National Journal's CongressDaily

A coalition backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, major U.S. firms and possibly organized labor plans to launch an effort next month to influence U.S. government policy as negotiators prepare for United Nations climate-change talks this summer. The group will focus on protecting the patents of...

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Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty Draft Stresses Commerical Risks
Apr 6, 2009 - National Journal's CongressDaily

A six-page summary of talks on an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement released today by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative emphasizes that "the intended focus is on counterfeiting and piracy activities that significantly affect commercial interests, rather than on the activities of...

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