This morning USTR Ron Kirk joined Vice President Biden, members of the President’s cabinet and U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel to announce the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement. The Obama Administration, including USTR is, highlighting the need to safeguard U.S. intellectual property because such protection is fundamental to safeguard American jobs, sustain American exports and strengthen the American economy.
At today's event with the Vice President, Ambassador Kirk discussed USTR’s work to advance the protection and enforcement of intellectual property overseas. Ambassador Kirk said, “USTR uses a full arsenal of trade policy tools to support and implement President Obama’s commitment to aggressively protect American intellectual property rights around the world. We are actively engaged in bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations, dialogues, and cooperation that are particularly critical to advancing the effective enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights overseas. That engagement is backed by a strong commitment to ensuring that our trading partners deliver on their commitments.”
USTR Ron Kirk joined Vice President Biden, members of the President’s cabinet and U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel to announce the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement
