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Intellectual Property: U.S. Efforts Have Contributed to Strengthened Laws Overseas, but Challenges Remain

GAO-04-1093T Published: Sep 23, 2004. Publicly Released: Sep 23, 2004.
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Although the U.S. government provides broad protection for intellectual property, intellectual property protection in parts of the world is inadequate. As a result, U.S. goods are subject to piracy and counterfeiting in many countries. A number of U.S. agencies are engaged in efforts to improve protection of U.S. intellectual property abroad. This testimony, based on a recent GAO report, describes U.S agencies' efforts, the mechanisms used to coordinate these efforts, and the impact of these efforts and the challenges they face.

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CopyrightIntellectual propertyLaw enforcementFederal agenciesForeign trade policiesInteragency relationsInternational lawInternational relationsInternational trade regulationPatentsTrademarksInternational tradeCounterfeiting