A coalition backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, General Electric, Microsoft, Siemens and other multinational firms is pressing the Obama administration and key lawmakers as trade negotiators prepare for U.N. climate-change talks this summer. The initial focus of the Innovation, Development...

The goal of balancing energy production, the environment and the economy is a major challenge in the United States and nearly every other country on the planet. Some believe this challenge will be met through international treaties and legislation.

But it won't be legislators, regulators...

The United States Chamber of Commerce, a leading lobby representing businesses, is expressing growing concern that moves to spread new energy technologies to developing countries could erode the intellectual property rights that have driven commercial efforts to innovate for generations. On...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is backing federal legislation that would give the U.S. State Department more resources and training for intellectual property enforcement efforts in foreign countries.

"Protecting job-creating intellectual property abroad is a critical part of our...