As part of EIA's ongoing "The Technology Industry at an Innovation Crossroads" initiative and addressing one of the primary innovation-related concerns of our corporate membership, our latest publication, A Best Practices Guide to Intellectual Property Rights Protection in China, seeks to help U.S. companies navigate the challenging waters of one of our most significant trading partners. To develop this unique, user-friendly publication, EIA collaborated with former Assistant USTR for China Affairs Charles Freeman III and his colleagues at the China Alliance law firms. We also drew on the resources of our nearly 1000 members, many of which have decades of experience in China. This book recognizes that industry has a critical role to play in the fight to protect IPR and that we must do all we can to minimize the risks to innovation in producing high-tech products and components in the global market. We are working closely with the Administration and Congress to provide industry's perspective on this important issue.

The vast Chinese market and the nation's economic success in recent years provide a wealth of opportunities for U.S. high-tech companies, as well as those in other sectors of industry. With these opportunities, however, comes the challenge of protecting a business' most prized and valuable asset: innovation. Although China's intellectual property rights (IPR) regime has improved some since the country's accession to the World Trade Organization, this is still a frequent topic of tense negotiations between the U.S. and Chinese governments, and counterfeiting in China continues at epidemic levels.

A Best Practices Guide to Intellectual Property Rights Protection in China seeks to help U.S. companies navigate the challenging waters of one of our most significant trading partners. CEOs, legal counsels and other company executives will benefit from the in-depth descriptions and recommendations for conducting business in China. The book, which is applicable to manufacturing and innovative companies across the spectrum of industry, provides answers to common questions - as well as problems companies might not think to consider - and a series of best practices. The issues covered in the guide range from preparation for entering the Chinese market and registering patents, trademarks and copyrights; to protecting trade secrets and coordinating with customs officials to improve enforcement. In addition, the guide includes a list of U.S. government resources for IPR protection and a set of guiding principles for securing the supply chain.

A Best Practices Guide to Intellectual Property Rights Protection in China seeks to help U.S. companies navigate the challenging waters of one of our most significant trading partners. CEOs, legal counsels and other company executives will benefit from the in-depth descriptions and recommendations for conducting business in China. The book, which is applicable to manufacturing and innovative companies across the spectrum of industry, provides answers to common questions - as well as problems companies might not think to consider - and a series of best practices. The issues covered in the guide range from preparation for entering the Chinese market and registering patents, trademarks and copyrights; to protecting trade secrets and coordinating with customs officials to improve enforcement. In addition, the guide includes a list of U.S. government resources for IPR protection and a set of guiding principles for securing the supply chain.

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