Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy

Campaign to Protect America - CACP Legislative Package

June 14, 2007 - The CACP launched an aggressive and comprehensive legislative campaign to transform the enforcement of U.S. intellectual property rights.

December 5th, 2007 - H.R. 4279 was introduced by Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX), Representatives Howard Berman (D-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Feeney (R-FL), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ric Keller (R-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Robert Wexler (D-FL).

Current Status: On May 8, 2008 H.R. sucessfully passed out to the House with a vote of 410-11.

             Overview
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House Passes the PRO-IP Act - May 8, 2008
View Press Release - Chamber Commends Passage of PRO-IP Act

House Judiciary Hearing - December 13, 2007
View Hearing Webcast
View Testimony - Rick Cotton, Chairman, CACP
View Testimony - James Hoffa, General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
View Laura Tyson Report - Economic Analysis of the Campaign to Protect America
View Press Release - Business and Labor Join Together
View Hearing News Clips

H.R. 4279 (PRO IP ACT) - December 5, 2007
View Bill Text
View Fact Sheet
View CACP Letter of Support
View Press Release

Launch Event - June 14, 2007
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View Press Release

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office IP Attachés Roundtable

December 19, 2007 - The CACP's International Task Force and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Intellectual Property Center hosted several IP Attachés to share their experiences from their different regions and provide information about best practices in obtaining, protecting, and enforcing IP rights outside of the United States. This session provided a great opportunity to learn how to better protect companies' brands around the world and to discuss emerging issues and strategies in the global fight against counterfeiting and piracy.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Intellectual Property Center will continue to support efforts like the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's to promote and protect innovation worldwide.

To access an audio-recording of the event, click HERE.

4th Annual Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Summit 2007

On October 2 - 3, 2007, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's 4th Annual Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Summit—The Fight Against Counterfeiting and Piracy: A Global Responsibility, was a huge success, bringing together more than 300 industry and government representatives from here and abroad to assess our progress in the fight to protect intellectual property and to chart our course for the year ahead.

Speakers included Philippe Dauman, president and CEO, Viacom; Robert Essner, chairman and CEO, Wyeth; Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez; Senator Orrin Hatch; Dave Petratis, president and CEO, Schneider Electric North America/Square D Company; Congressman Mike Rogers; Jeff Zucker, president and CEO, NBC Universal; and several trade association CEOs.

For more information on the summit please click here.

No Trade in Fakes Supply Chain Tool Kit now available

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the (CACP) are pleased to present the No Trade in Fakes Supply Chain Tool Kit. This important document showcases many proven strategies that companies, both small and large, use to protect their supply chains from counterfeiters and modern-day pirates.

The only document of its kind, the Tool Kit highlights successful strategies companies employ, from sourcing to distribution, to eliminate illegitimate products from supply chains. It also includes seven case studies of companies, including Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, New Balance, and Purdue Pharma, that discuss the problems they each face in brand protection and the aggressive techniques they employ to fight counterfeiting and piracy and protect consumers.

Click here to download the Supply Chain Tool Kit.

View the free Supply Chain Webinar

The True Costs of Counterfeiting and Piracy

On Friday, September 29, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a new website highlighting the true costs of counterfeiting and piracy. This interactive website shows how counterfeiting and piracy pose real threats to health, safety, and American jobs.

Learn more at the U.S. Chamber's new website -http://www.thetruecosts.org/

Mission. The Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy (CACP) is committed to increasing the understanding of the negative impact of counterfeiting and piracy by working with Congress and the administration to drive greater government-wide efforts to address this threat.

Join the CACP today. For more information please contact the Coalition at:

Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy

1615 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 20062
Phone: 202-463-5500
Fax: 202-463-3129

CACP@uschamber.com

News Alerts

April 2008 - The Governor of Virginia approved H.B. 1363 which aims to expand the scope of laws protecting trademarks and service marks and increase penalties for those who reproduce the protected marks unlawfully. View Full Text of H.B. 1363

January 2008 - NIPLECC releases the Report to the President and Congress on Coordination of Intellectual Property Enforcement and Protection. View Full Report. View Fact Sheet.

October 2007 - U.S. Chamber launches the Global Intellectual Property Center. View Press Release

January 2007 - Rick Cotton, the executive vice president and general counsel at NBC Universal, is named the new Chairman of the CACP. View Press Release. View Rick Cotton's Bio.

November 2006 - The U. S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives: Strategy for Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP) Requires Changes for Long-term Success. View GAO STOP Report

The Senate passed H.R. 32, the Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act, on Feb. 15. Click here to read the Chamber's reaction.

Visit the Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!) Web site to learn what the United States government is doing to combat counterfeiting and piracy.