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Follow-up information from the April Executive Forum: Intellectual Property Protection Isn't Just for Musicians Anymore

Find Help Enforcing Copyrights, Trademarks or Patents Overseas
The Department of Commerce’s Market Access and Compliance (MAC) unit is ready to help U.S. business overcome trade barriers and ensure that foreign countries comply with their trade agreement and treaty commitments to the United States. MAC’s Office of Intellectual Property Rights and country experts stand ready to work with U.S. companies to help them protect and enforce their intellectual property rights in foreign markets. Our experts can suggest strategies to evaluate IPR problems encountered abroad and will work with our embassies to pursue a course of action for resolution of problems. We also offer a number of helpful tools, free of charge, on our website: www.StopFakes.gov.  For assistance in addressing your company’s international intellectual property concerns, please contact us at 1(866)999-HALT or www.stopfakes.gov/form.asp.