Report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries

The European Commission published a Report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries.

The principal objective of the survey is to identify third countries in which the state of IPR protection and enforcement gives rise to the greatest level of concern, and thus to enable the Commission to focus its activities and resources in this area accordingly. This is namely done by establishing an updated list of "priority countries" for strengthening cooperation on intellectual property (IP). The results of this survey will also enable right holders, in particular small and medium-size enterprises, to be more aware of potential risks to their IP when engaging in business activities in or with certain third countries and thus how to design business strategies and operations to protect their corporate value in intangibles, such as IP, as part of their IP value management.

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http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2013/march/tradoc_150789.pdf