Provides advice on IPR protection, including information on the registration of patents and trademarks.
Last Published: 8/5/2019

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.

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