As we celebrate World IP Day, it is worthwhile to review advancements made over the past year and the current “state of intellectual property.” The theme of World IP Day this year, Creativity: The Next Generation, puts into perspective how creativity and innovation will lead the next generation into the future. But how is that creativity and intellectual property being treated in 2013?
USTR’s annual Special 301 Report is important for surveying the adequacy and effectiveness of IP rights protection by U.S. trading partners.
WASHINGTON D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) today praised the Office of the U.S.
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Developed countries are looking for ways to address the ongoing lack of intellectual property enforcement and efforts to bypass international trade obligations in the four biggest emerging global economies, as well as emulation of this behaviour by other emerging economies in particular as the four countries have a stronger voice in international fora, a panel of United States trade experts said this week.
On September 1, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center and International Division will host an event titled, “BRIC Effect, Part 3: Intellectual Property Rights and Future Paths for U.S. Policy.” This final event in a three-part series will examine the challenges to protecting intellectual property rights in the BRIC countries and explore possible modifications of U.S. policy toward Brazil, Russia, India, and China in the years ahead. The event will be held at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Panelists of the event include Chris Israel, Managing Partner, PCT Government Relations; Jeffrey Kushan, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP; Stan McCoy, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property and Innovation, Office of the U.S.
