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Trade Agreements on Intellectual Property Rights

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Our international trade agreements, such as the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), and related international property rights treaties, require member countries to provide for means by which rights holders can protect and enforce their IPR.    

The following website contains the text of the TRIPs Agreement: http://www.tcc.mac.doc.gov/.

From the following website you can find the links to many international IPR treaties: http://www.tcc.mac.doc.gov/.

The Trade Compliance Center (TCC) at the U.S. Department of Commerce works with foreign governments to ensure that IPR infringements are not the result of the abrogation of international trade agreements. The TCC also monitors countries’ implementation of IPR trade agreements. The TCC actively participates in World Trade Organization discussions regarding international IPR treaties and participates in trade negotiations to ensure U.S. IPR interests are represented. To contact the TCC to discuss trade agreement concerns, call 202-482-1191.

Date Updated: October 04, 2008

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