Intellectual Property Rights & International Trade

Preface; Introduction; Intellectual Property Rights Basics; Types of Intellectual Property; Patents; Trade Secrets; Copyright; Trademarks; Infringement of Intellectual Property; Piracy; Counterfeiting; Global Intellectual Property Holdings; Contribution of Intellectual Property to U.S. Economy; Prevalence and Economic Consequences of IPR Infringement; Seizures; Sectoral Infringement; Motion Picture Piracy Losses: A Closer Look at the Numbers; The Organization Structure of IPR Protection; Multilateral IPR System; World Trade Organization (WTO); Declaration on TRIPS Agreement and Public Health; Intellectual Property Protection and Development; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); Free Trade Agreements; Trade Promotion Authority; Patents; Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge; Copyright; U.S. Trade Law; Special 301; Special 301 Country Lists; Special 301 Report for 2007; Country Identification Factors; Section 337; Generalized System of Preferences; U.S. Agency Functions; Department of Commerce (Commerce); Department of Justice (DOJ); Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Copyright Office; Department of State (State); United States Trade Representative (USTR); United States International Trade Commission (ITC); National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordinating Council (NIPLECC); Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!); Issues for Congress; U.S. Efforts to Promote IPR through Trade Policy; Effectiveness of the U.S. IPR Organizational Structure; Index.