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Transcript: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION:LOREN YAGER
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- Congressional Testimony
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- June 17, 2008
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Congressional Testimony
06-17-2008
Statement of Loren Yager Director, International Affairs and Trade United
States Government Accountability Office Committee on Senate Judiciary June
17, 2008 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity
to appear today before the Judiciary Committee to discuss our work on U.S.
efforts to protect and enforce intellectual property (IP) rights. U.S.
government efforts to protect and enforce intellectual property rights
domestically and overseas are crucial to preventing billions of dollars
in losses to U.S. industry and IP rights owners. Along with the costs to
the U.S. economy, the illegal importation and distribution of counterfeit
and ...