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Russian Intellectual Property Violations Must Be Addressed at G-8 Summit

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Watson today released a letter sent to President Bush requesting that he address Russia’s weak enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) at the upcoming Group of 8 Summit. The letter also urged the President to withhold his support for Russia’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WT0) until the nation takes appropriate steps to improve its IPR enforcement.

Representatives Tom Lantos (D-CA-12), Ranking Member of the House International Relations Committee, and Darrell Issa (R-CA-49) also signed the letter.

“The cost of Russian piracy in 2005 to the United States’ creative and patent community was over $1.7 billion, with losses topping $6.8 billion over the last five years,” wrote Congresswoman Watson. “We anticipate these costs would far outweigh the benefits of the liberalized trade that would come with Russia’s accession [to the WTO].” Read more at house.gov

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Did You Know?

A specimen is somthing used in patent tradmark office.
A specimen is a real-world example of how the mark is actually used on the goods or in the offer of services. Labels, tags, or containers for the goods are considered to be acceptable specimens of use for a trademark. For a service mark, specimens may be advertising such as magazine advertisements or brochures. Actual specimens, rather than facsimiles, are preferred.

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Intellectual Property Terms

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Trademark

Definition:
A word, slogan, design, picture, or any other symbol used to identify and distinguish goods.Any identifying symbol, including a word, design, or shape of a product or container, that qualifies for legal status.

Fair use

Definition:
A statutory exeption that allows the use of copyrighted work for cetain purposes without requiring permission

Transfer of copyright ownership

Definition:
This is the act of transferring any or all of the exclusive rights comprised in a copyright from the copyright owner to another person or institution. Ownership is generally transferred through an assignment, mortgage, or exclusive license, whether or not it is limited in time or place of effect, but not including a nonexclusive license.

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Copyright Issues
Patents
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Unfair Competition Concerns
Right of Publicity Questions
Confidentiality Agreement
Patent Corporation Treaty

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Annapolis
Baltimore
Capitol Heights
Catonsville
Columbia
Cumberland
District Heights
Dundalk
Elkton
Ellicott City
Essex
Fort Washington
Gaithersburg
Germantown
Glen Burnie
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Hyattsville
Lanham
Lutherville Timonium
Middle River
Nottingham
Owings Mills
Parkville
Pasadena
Potomac
Rockville
Silver Spring
Sykesville
Temple Hills
Upper Marlboro
Westminster

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