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Business Tools

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Find resources to protect your innovations, spur creativity, and market products safely at home and abroad. Read more about Business Tools

Consumer Tools

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Learn how to spot a fake and where you can report counterfeit and pirated goods. Read more about Consumer Tools

U.S. Government Initiatives

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Learn how we are working to improve intellectual property protection and enforcement for our companies in markets around the globe. Read more about U.S. Government Initiatives

Global Partners

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What's New on STOPfakes

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Announces Three New Patent Prosecution Highway Partnerships

Earlier this week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the October 1, 2012 launch of a new Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) partnership with the patent office of the Czech Republic, and the planned launch of two more PPH partnerships with the patent offices of the Philippines and Portugal in January 2013.
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Attorney General and Justice Department Officials Announce Over $2.4 Million in Grants to Combat IP Theft

On Wednesday, October 3, 2012, Attorney General Eric Holder and other senior Department of Justice (DOJ) officials announced more than $2.4 million in grants to thirteen jurisdictions around the United States to combat the sale and purchase of counterfeit and pirated products.
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STOPfakes.gov Cited in ABC World News Segment

In its recent coverage of a large-scale seizure of counterfeit goods by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport, ABC World News cited STOPfakes.gov as its source for key information on the effects of counterfeiting and piracy on the U.S. economy.
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STOPfakes Road Shows Bring U.S. Government Tools and Assistance to You

STOPfakes.gov is bringing U.S. government tools and assistance "offline" to small and medium sized businesses across America. Trade experts and attorneys from the Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are traveling across the country to host one-day seminars on how companies and individuals can protect and enforce intellectual property to get the most out of exporting abroad.
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USPTO Announces America Invents Act Roadshows for September 2012

On September 10, 2012, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will kick off its fall 2012 roadshow series in Minneapolis, with stops in Atlanta, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and at its campus in Alexandria, Virginia. The free, one-day events will inform the public about new final rules implementing provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) that become effective on September 16, 2012.
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