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U.S. Chamber Commends Congressional Support for Strong IP Protections in TPP Negotiations

U.S. Chamber Commends Congressional Support for Strong IP Protections in TPP Negotiations

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) commended Congress for its support of strong protection for America’s intellectual property (IP) in the current trade negotiations, citing a bipartisan letter from 18 members of the House of Representatives to President Obama calling for a high standard IP chapter in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). “A commercially meaningful TPP with the highest level of IP protections will open new markets for American companies and serve as a template for future trade deals in the U.S.-Asia-Pacific region,” said Gina Vetere, executive director for intellectual property promotion at the GIPC. Read more…. 
 

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U.S. Chamber Commends Congressional Support for Strong IP Protections in TPP Negotiations

U.S. Chamber Commends Congressional Support for Strong IP Protections in TPP Negotiations

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) today commended Congress for its support of strong protection for America’s intellectual property (IP) in the current trade negotiations, citing a bipartisan letter from 18 members of the House of Representatives to President Obama calling for a high standard IP chapter in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). 

“A commercially meaningful TPP with the highest level of IP protections will open new markets for American companies and serve as a template for future trade deals in the U.S.-Asia-Pacific region,” said Gina Vetere, executive director for intellectual property promotion at the GIPC.

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Study: Pirated content sites attract billions a year

Study: Pirated content sites attract billions a year

CNET
Web sites hawking pirated software and other digital goods are luring in about 53 billion visits each year.

That’s according to a report (PDF) released yesterday by MarkMonitor, a company that protects online brands for its corporate customers.

Piracy sites made up the majority of the 53 billion visits, while those selling counterfeit goods such as fake prescription drugs and luxury items accounted for a considerably smaller amount of traffic: about 92 million visits a year.

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