Do I need to file for protection overseas?
If you plan on selling or distributing or sourcing your products
abroad, you should consider registering or filing with each country's
intellectual property authorities. Information on filing for patents
and contact information for authorities around the world can be
found at the World Intellectual Property Organization Web site.
In addition, the USPTO has worked with the U.S. embassies in China,
Korea, and Mexico to develop "IPR toolkits", which also
provide a wealth of detailed information on how you can protect
and enforce your intellectual property rights in those specific
markets, and IPR toolkits for additional countries will be coming
online.
What is the USPTO doing to help small businesses protect their intellectual
property?
The USPTO is taking steps to assist small businesses in America
to determine when or if to file for IP protection, what type of
protection to file for, where to file and how to go about it. As
part of this program, the USPTO is hosting a series of seminars
across the country to educate small businesses about the realities
of piracy, counterfeiting, and infringement, and inform them about
how to protect their intellectual property interests where they
do business and source products.
The USPTO also is making a number of tools and resources available
to small businesses to assist them in protecting their intellectual
property:
This Web site is specifically designed to answer common questions
small businesses have so they can better identify and address their
IP protection needs.
The STOP! hotline, which is part of the Administration's Strategy
Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!) initiative, provides a one-stop-shop
for businesses to protect their intellectual property at home and
abroad. Callers on the hotline (1-866-999-HALT) receive information
from USPTO IP attorneys with regional expertise on how to protect
and enforce patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets in
domestic and overseas markets.
Outreach to national trade and business organizations is helping
spread the word about the benefits of filing for IP protection both
domestically and abroad.
Free informational materials [link to the "Materials To Download"
page] are available to help guide small businesses through the often
complicated world of intellectual property protection.
Attention-grabbing Internet announcements are running on websites
commonly used by small businesses, linking them to the resources
available.
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