Exporters: Is Your Most Valuable Asset at Risk?

International Trade Administration sent this bulletin at 09/17/2020 01:36 PM EDT

Are You Protecting Your Most Important Asset?

Only 15% of small firms doing business overseas know that they need to file for intellectual property (IP) protection abroad!

If you are an exporter, you will need to protect your IP in foreign markets.
Your U.S. patent or trademark does NOT provide protection in other countries.
Foreign counterfeiters may steal your IP and register the material as their own in their country, if you have not already registered it there.
Consider seeking trademark and patent protection in large potential markets well in advance of actually exporting to those markets.

Take Steps to Safeguard Your IP Today

The free resources and tools below will help you to understand how to register your company's intellectual property and protect it from counterfeiting and piracy. Click on each of the buttons to learn more.

If you are ready to begin exporting or expand to additional global markets, please contact your nearest U.S. Commercial Service office or access exporting resources.

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