3.0.0 3464 2019-11-15T21:57:52Z 2019-11-15T21:57:52Z Senate S S 2008-09-10 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-09-10T19:36:36Z 2008-09-10 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2008-09-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN N H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2008-09-10 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Developing countries Diplomats Economic assistance Intellectual property International Affairs International competitiveness Nontariff trade barriers Sanctions (International law) Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2008-09-10 Introduced in Senate 2008-12-05T22:31:57Z International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative (USTR), within 90 days after submitting the annual National Trade Estimate, to develop an action plan for foreign countries that have spent at least one year on the priority watch list that calls for such countries to meet benchmarks designed to assist them to achieve: (1) effective protection of intellectual property rights; and (2) equitable market access for U.S. persons that rely upon intellectual property protection.

Authorizes the President to impose certain economic sanctions on foreign countries that do not substantially comply with the benchmarks of an action plan.

Directs the President to ensure that an intellectual property attaché with the title of Minister-Counselor is placed in the U.S. embassy of each foreign country that has a commercially significant relationship with the United States.

]]> International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to improve the international protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, and for other purposes. Display Title International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3464is/xml/BILLS-110s3464is.xml 2008-09-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.