IPR Toolkit

Reference Materials
Links to websites outside the US government or the use of trade, firm or corporation names are provided for the convenience of the user. Such links or use do not constitute official endorsement or approval by the US government of any private sector website, product or service.

U.S. Government

• United States Department of State http://www.state.gov/
• United States Department of Commerce http://www.doc.gov/
• United States Trade Representative http://www.ustr.gov/
• United States Patent and Trademark Office http://www.uspto.gov/
• United States International Trade Commission http://www.usitc.gov/ 
• United States Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!) http://www.stopfakes.gov/
• Department of Justice, Computer Crime and IP Section http://www.cybercrime.gov/
• DHS/Customs and Border Protection http://www.cpb.gov/
• Copyright Office, Library of Congress http://www.copyright.gov/
• United States International Trade Commission United States ITC

American Chamber of Commerce

• AmCham China White Paper. See the section "Intellectual Property Rights"

Law Firm/Consultant

The following Chinese and US law firms with offices in China may have China IPR articles on their websites:

• Armstrong & Teasdale (US)
• Baker & McKenzie (US)
• China Sinda Intellectual Property Limited (PRC)
• Coudert Brothers (US)
• Dewey Ballantine
• Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (US)
• Kangxin Partners (PRC)
• Lecome Intellectual Property Agent Ltd. (PRC)
• Lehman, Lee & Xu (PRC)
• Melveny & Myers (USA)
• NTD Patent and Trademark Agency Ltd. (PRC)
• Perkins Coie (US)
• Rouse & Co. International (International)
• Shanghai Patent & Trademark Law Office (PRC)
• Shearman & Sterling

Industry Organizations

• American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/
• Association of American Publishers http://www.publishers.org/
• Biotechnology Industry Organization http://www.bio.org/
• Business Software Alliance (BSA) http://www.bsa.org/
• International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) http://www.ifpi.org/
• International Research-Based Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (IRPMA)http://www.irpma.org.tw/english/
• Motion Picture Association http://www.mpaa.org/anti-piracy/
• Music Publishers Association http://www.mpa.org/
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) http://www.phrma.org/ 
• Entertainment Software Association http://www.theesa.com/
• International Trademark Association http://www.inta.org/
• International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition http://www.iacc.org/
  

International Organizations

• World Trade Organizations, resources on TRIPS
• World Intellectual Property Organization