Friday, March 30, 2012

USA 2011 International IP Enforcement Coordinator Report - Canada Mentioned Several Times


This report - from the White House office of Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel - mentions Canada several times.

i.e.: 
  • Internationally, this year marked the first time that U S embassies in 17 key countries—China, Brazil, India, Russia, Thailand, Canada, Chile, Egypt, Colombia, Mexico, Ukraine, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Peru, Turkey, and Nigeria—each have a formal interagency team of U S Government personnel stationed there to help improve the host country’s protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights
  •  U S embassies in 17 countries—China, Brazil, India, Russia, Thailand, Canada, Chile, Egypt, Colombia, Mexico, Ukraine, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Peru, Turkey, and Nigeria—now each have a formal interagency team of U S Government personnel stationed there to help improve the host country’s protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights
  •  Multilateral Border Enforcement: In January, USPTO conducted, in coordination with CBP and ICE, an IPR Border Enforcement program at the Global Intellectual Property Academy for customs officials from Canada, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Swaziland, Uganda and Vietnam This advanced customs workshop addressed: issues in operating customs recordation systems, targeting and document review, product identification, investigating intellectual property crime at the border, inter-agency coordination, exportations and in-transit movements, international cooperation and case studies By focusing on the intersection of targeted enforcement techniques and the crucial role of inter-agency coordination, tools were provided to customs officials from around the globe to combat the movement of counterfeit and piratical goods across their borders
  •  State Department International Outreach: In December and January, the U.S. Department of State conducted more than 25 international outreach programs emphasizing intellectual property enforcement, including programs in Canada, China, and Russia.
  •  Intellectual Property Border Enforcement Workshop: From Jan. 11-14, CBP, ICE, and USPTO conducted an intellectual property workshop for border enforcement officials from 15 countries, including Canada, Hong Kong, and India. The workshop focused on risk analysis, rightholder outreach, and criminal investigations.

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