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SECTION 4 CONTENTS PROMOTE FRAMEWORKS AND POLICIES TO ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVE <strong>ENFORCEMENT</strong> OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS A. Promote Governmental Frameworks for Coordinated and Effective Intellectual Property Enforcement................................................................................................................... 121 1. The U.S. Model: A “Whole of Government” Approach to Intellectual Property Enforcement.................. 122 2. The “Specialized Office” Approach to Intellectual Property Enforcement.................................................. 125 B. Enhance Capacity-Building, Outreach, and Training Programs on Intellectual Property Enforcement in Other Countries....................................................................................................................... 129 C. Promote Enforcement of U.S. Intellectual Property Rights Through Trade Policy Tools............................ 131 D. Supporting Innovation and Technological Advancements: The Need for Tools for Effective and Predictable Patent Protection Domestically and Abroad....................................................................... 134 1. Enhancing Domestic Patent Protection....................................................................................................... 134 2. Enhancing Domestic Design Protection...................................................................................................... 136 3. Enhancing the Effectiveness of Patent Systems Abroad.............................................................................. 137 a. Reducing Patent Pendency................................................................................................................ 137 b. Promoting Effective, Transparent, and Predictable Patent Systems.................................................. 138 c. Enhancing Effectiveness of Design Systems Abroad.......................................................................... 139 E. Broader Recognition of the Essential Role Universities Play in Innovation.................................................. 140 F. Support Strategies that Mitigate the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets................................................................. 141 G. Promote Supply-Chain Accountability in Government Acquisitions............................................................ 142 H. Calls for Research............................................................................................................................................... 143
INTRODUCTION Today’s IP enforcement environment is experiencing accelerated change brought about by fast-paced technological innovation, changes in methods of doing business and globalization. Strategies that served a country well in the past may be ill-suited to addressing new IP enforcement challenges. This section of the Strategic Plan identifies opportunities to refine elements of administrative frameworks and policies that promote effective IP enforcement, both in the United States and abroad. A. PROMOTE GOVERNMENTAL FRAMEWORKS FOR COORDINATED AND EFFECTIVE IP <strong>ENFORCEMENT</strong>. Illicit actors, including sophisticated transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), are realizing unlawful profits by exploiting weaknesses in IP enforcement regimes around the globe. They target and misappropriate trade secrets; exploit copyrighted content online; and move counterfeit, infringing and pirated merchandise across borders, all to the detriment of the artist, the innovator, and the creative and innovative industries at-large. Those actors engaging in IP-based illicit activity can take advantage of outdated, siloed government organizational structures that are often unable to monitor and respond effectively to rapidly changing environments and criminal tactics. Our global environment, marked by increased international trade and a borderless online environment, creates an opportunity for IP enforcement entities, domestically and abroad, to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of their respective organizational structures and capabilities. Such strategic assessments ought to examine how the entity is organized to be responsive to, and stay ahead, of an ever changing enforcement environment. They may consider how the entity fashions itself to enable it to more successfully achieve its IPenforcement goals and obligations under law. Outdated organizational structures invariably become stale, resulting in significant inefficiencies and an institutional unwillingness—and sometimes inability— to press for the adoption of better practices to realize larger-scale achievements. As with the private sector, public institutions must not only develop competencies, but they must also strive continually to renew and SECTION 4 121
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