On June 22, the Obama administration released America's first-ever National IP Enforcement Strategy , marking a major step forward in our efforts to combat counterfeiting and piracy. The strategy was unveiled by the Vice President and Ms. Victoria Espinel with the attendance of Attorney General Holder, Secretary Locke, Secretary Napolitano, and Ambassador Kirk. The event speaks volumes about the plan's importance to the American economy, and more importantly, sends a clear message to Congress about the need for this strategy.

Following the release of the Strategy, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on "Oversight of the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator" on Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Mark Esper, GIPC's Executive Vice President, testified before the Committee. To read the testimony as submitted to the Committee, please click here.  The hearing is also available to view at this link. 

ChamberPost:

• Great Innovations Demand Great Protection (June 25,2010)
• National IP Enforcement Strategy Released (June 22, 2010) 
• IP Plan May Have Pirates Walking the Plank (June 18, 2010)
• Stolen Video Games: How Pirates Kill Jobs (June 16, 2010)
• Keeping Counterfeiting Off the ‘Pitch’ (June 11, 2010)
• An IP Strategy for Global Competitiveness  (June 9, 2010)
• Ashifi Gogo – Fighting the Menace of Counterfeit Drugs One SMS Message at a Time (June 2, 2010)
• Killer Medicines (May 28, 2010)