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. The Ministry of Industry takes the lead on intellectual property, but the Ministry of Youth and Youth Employment covers copyright issues. For more information, contact the U.S. International Trade Administration’s Office of Intellectual Property Rights Director, Stevan Mitchell at Stevan.Mitchell@trade.gov.

IP Attaché Contact:

DeWitt Conklin, POL/ECON Officer: conklindc@state.gov

Alexander Hunt, Public Affairs Officer: huntam2@state.gov

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