Discusses IP protection
Last Published: 8/6/2019

The Special 301 Report is an annual review of the global state of IP protection and enforcement.  The U.S. Trade Representative conducts the Special 301 review annually pursuant to Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.  Cameroon is not listed on the 2018 Special 301 Report.  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.

U.S. Embassy Yaoundé’s Intellectual Property Attaché is:

Jonathan Baas
Deputy Chief for Political and Economic Affairs
U.S. Embassy Yaoundé
6050 Avenue Rosa Parks
P.O. Box 827
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Tel: +237 22220 1500 Ext 4008
Fax: +237 22220 1605
yaoundepolecon@state.gov

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

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