Article: United States announces programs to fight billions lost to intellectual property theft; The United States is launching the second phase of a major initiative to protect U.S. intellectual property rights overseas.

M2 PRESSWIRE-7 October 2004-US DEPT OF STATE: United States announces programs to fight billions lost to intellectual property theft; The United States is launching the second phase of a major initiative to protect U.S. intellectual property rights overseas.(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Each year, businesses in the United States lose billions of dollars to criminals engaging in intellectual property theft abroad. The State Department will spend a total of over $2.5 million on 16 international training programs in various parts of the world to combat piracy and counterfeiting efforts, protect international property rights, and support ...

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