The govrnment today released its 2010 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement, a multi-agency try to reinforce intellectual property protection in the US.
The Report is the results of the Prioritising Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act ( PRO-IP Act ), which directed Obama’s Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator ( Victoria Espine ) to coordinate the development of plans to combat counterfeiting and transgression. Espine’s office received contributions from several Fed. agencies, including the U.S. Departments of farming, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Justice, and State, the Office of the U.S.
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Copyright Office, and solicited more than 1,600 public comments. The Report identifies one or two precise actions the government will take to improve IP protection in the US, including: Leading by Example. Establishment of a U.S. Government-wide working group to stop U.S. Executive acquisition of fake products, and usage of legal software by federal contractors. Accelerating Transparency. Improved transparency in intellectual property policy-making and world negotiations, increased information sharing with rightsholders, communication with victims / rightsholders, reporting on best practices of trading partners, identifying foreign pirate internet sites, tracking and reporting of enforcement activities, sharing of exclusion order enforcement information, and boosted communications to fortify Section 337 enforcement. Making certain Potency and Coordination.
Coordination of countrywide law enforcement attempts to avoid duplication and waste, coordination of Fed., state and local law enforcement, coordination of training for state and local law enforcement and prosecutors, improve the efficacy of staff stationed overseas to handle intellectual property transgression, coordination of international capacity building and coaching, and establishment of a fake pharmaceutical interagency panel. Implementing Rights Worldwide . Combat foreign-based and foreign-controlled web sites that infringe American IPR, augment foreign law enforcement cooperation, promote enforcement of U.S. IP rights thru trade policy tools, special 301 Action Plans, and fortify intellectual property enforcement thru world organisations. Security America’s Supply Chain. FDA notification obligation for fake pharmaceuticals and other medical products, remitted use of electronic track and trace for pharmaceuticals and medical products, increased enforcement attempts to guard against the expansion of fake pharmaceuticals and medical devices, penalty relief for voluntary declaration penalise exporters of infringing products, streamline bonding prerequisites for circumvention devices, facilitating cooperation to reduce intellectual property violation occurring over the web, and create and implement voluntary customs to help scale back illegal web drugstores. Building a Data-Driven Presidency . U.S. Executive resources spent on intellectual property enforcement, considering the industrial impact of intellectual property-intensive industries, all-embracing review of existing intellectual property laws to ascertain required juridical changes, and supporting U.S.
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