International Trade: Strengthening Worldwide Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

摘要

The report describes U.S. government use of multilateral negotiations and bilateral consultations, which have involved training and the threat and use of unilateral trade actions, to strengthen protection of intellectual property rights in countries where inadequate protection presents a major problem for U.S. firms. It points out that, while limited progress may be attained through multilateral negotiations, the government has already attained positive results through bilateral consultations with 'problem' countries. This is the third in a series of reports on government efforts to protect intellectual property rights.