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American Footwear Association: State Intellectual Property Strategy

2010/6/26 14:55:00 43

Burke, President and chief executive officer of the American clothing and Footwear Association (AAFA), issued the national intellectual property rights coordinating agency (IPEC).

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The strategy issued the following statement.

The Obama administration announced that it would strengthen intellectual property protection through joint efforts by many departments.

Jane Napolitano, Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS Janet), and vice president Biden jointly announced the joint strategic plan of the Obama government's intellectual property (IPR) law enforcement, aiming at strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights by strengthening joint efforts to crack down on Civil and criminal infringements of trademarks and copyright infringement with the joint efforts of many agencies.

"The United States has long been in need of a positive, cooperative and pragmatic approach to crack down on sustained damage to the American clothing and footwear brands and to influence the counterfeit products of the US brand in the global market competition.

As the report is to be submitted to Congress, it is important to bear in mind that the competitive advantage of the United States depends on strong enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Thanks to the strong intellectual property protection of American clothing and footwear brands, our industry can create and maintain job opportunities while maintaining the forefront of innovation.

In the past four years, the American clothing and footwear industry has been

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The biggest victims of theft are more than half of the products seized by the customs and Border Protection Agency of the United States are shoes, fashion accessories and clothing.

If law enforcement is not improved, shops or intellectual property theft through e-commerce will continue to pose a major threat to us consumers, not only damaging the reputation of the US brand, but also robbing the US government's taxes.

"I am glad that this report gives a comprehensive approach to all of them.

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Stakeholders are united.

For intellectual property protection, this plan can only bring about meaningful progress. When we work together for a common goal, our partners will respect intellectual property as much as we do.

When the United States accepts these recommendations, AAFA will cooperate with the IPEC, the Congress and the industry.