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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?

The life of a copyright is longer than other IP rights.
Copyrights also endure longer than some other forms of IP. The copyright period protection cover the life of the author plus 50 years.

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Intellectual Property Terms

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Special 301

Definition:
U.S. statutory provisions requiring annual review of trade agreement rights and foreign trade practices of U.S. trading partners that deny benefits to the United States or unjustifiably restrict or burden U.S. commerce.

Trademark

Definition:
A word, slogan, design, picture, or any other symbol used to identify and distinguish goods.Any identifying symbol, including a word, design, or shape of a product or container, that qualifies for legal status.

International Application

Definition:
Allows a trademark owner to seek registration in any of the countries that have joined the Madrid Protocol by filing a single application.

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