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Russian Intellectual Property Violations Must Be Addressed at G-8 Summit

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Watson today released a letter sent to President Bush requesting that he address Russia’s weak enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) at the upcoming Group of 8 Summit. The letter also urged the President to withhold his support for Russia’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WT0) until the nation takes appropriate steps to improve its IPR enforcement.

Representatives Tom Lantos (D-CA-12), Ranking Member of the House International Relations Committee, and Darrell Issa (R-CA-49) also signed the letter.

“The cost of Russian piracy in 2005 to the United States’ creative and patent community was over $1.7 billion, with losses topping $6.8 billion over the last five years,” wrote Congresswoman Watson. “We anticipate these costs would far outweigh the benefits of the liberalized trade that would come with Russia’s accession [to the WTO].” Read more at house.gov

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Did You Know?

Safeguarding inventions leads to a strong economy.
Japan, The United States and The Netherlands protect inventions. They know safeguarding these IP rights fosters economic growth and job security.

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	News about Intellectual Property cases in Texas and nationwide: Importance Of Intellectual Property Protection To Businesses Utica, NY -Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO... Read more > FTC Expands Intellectual Property Expertise The Federal Trade Commission announced today that two additional Counsels for Intellectual Property, Armando Irizarry and Thomas Mays, will join th... Read more > WIPO RESPONDS TO SIGNIFICANT CYBERSQUATTING ACTIVITY IN 2005 The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) saw a 20% increase in the number of cybersquatting (abusive registration of trademarks as ... Read more > More Intellectual Property News >

Intellectual Property Terms

Today's Terms

Certification mark

Definition:
A certification mark is any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce with the owner’s permission by someone other than its owner, to certify regional or other geographic origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy, or other characteristics of someone's goods or services, or that the work or labor on the goods or services was performed by members of a union or other organization.

Descriptive Term

Definition:
Is not considered to be inherently distinctive; to establish validity for registration or protection in court, it needs proof of acquired distinctiveness

Author

Definition:
Either the real person who creates a copyrightable work or the employer, corporate or individual, of a person who creates a copyrightable work within the scope of employment, or commissioning.

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Copyright Issues
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Right of Publicity Questions
Confidentiality Agreement
Patent Corporation Treaty

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