In any foreign market, companies should consider several general principles for effective protection of their intellectual property. For background, link to our article on Protecting Intellectual Property and Stopfakes.gov for more resources.

For more information, contact ITA’s Office of Standards and Intellectual Property Rights (OSIP) Director, Stevan Mitchell at Stevan.Mitchell@trade.gov.

Include the following language referencing the Investment Climate Statement (ICS):

For additional information on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, visit the U.S.  Investment Climate Statement website.