Overview
GAO recommended ways to strengthen section 337 of the Tariff Act as a means for U.S. firms to protect their intellectual property rights against counterfeit and infringing imports. GAO believes that, in order for section 337 to be more effective, Congress needs to: (1) increase access to section 337 relief by eliminating or redefining the statutory criteria for obtaining relief; (2) direct the International Trade Commission (ITC) to speed relief when complainants need expedited government assistance and when no respondents participate in the proceedings; (3) clarify ITC authority to issue both exclusion orders and cease-and-desist orders to remedy the same unfair trade practice; and (4) strengthen the U.S. Customs Service's ability to enforce section 337 exclusion orders.
- | Author: U. S. Government Accountability Office (
- | Publisher: Bibliogov
- | Publication Date: Jul 23, 2013
- | Number of Pages: 94 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1287243282
- | ISBN-13: 9781287243281
