Office of the Administrator for External Affairs - Organization and Agencies

 For those who wish to seek protection for their intellectual property beyond the borders of the United States of America as well as for those non-US customers who wish to seek patent or trademark protection in the United States of America.   

Organizations

• ITC (International Trade Centre)
  focal point in the United Nations system for technical cooperation with developing countries in trade promotion
• ITA (International Trade Administration - US)
• USTR (United States Trade Representatives Office - EO President) - investigate unfair practices - Special 301
• Trilateral Website EPO - JPO - USPTO
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Customs Organization
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Other related non-USPTO websites

Regional Organizations

• UNECA (UN Economic Commission for Africa) 
• APEC (Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation)   
• UNECE (UN Economic Commission for Europe )  
• ECLAC (UN Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean)
• ESCWA (UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia)

Laws & Regulations

• federal laws (USC) online UNITED STATES
• federal regulations (CFR) online UNITED STATES
• UNCITRAL United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
• European Union (EU) - laws & policies

Enforcement

• U. S. Customs - Civil administrative border measures
  Register Trademarks with CBP Intellectual Property Rights border enforcement
• US International Trade Commission - Office of Unfair Import Investigations - Section 337 Investigations
• US Domestic IP Enforcement
• NIPLECC - National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council

International Protection   

• WIPO Annual Technical Reports
• Patent Cooperation Treaty  
         - includes links to PCT forms & guides
• Statement of Intent : re Patent Law Harmonization
• Trademark Treaties
• Geographical Indications   
• Madrid System for International Registration of Trademarks
• NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement - US Customs > see Chapter 17 for IP issues)  
• TRIPs - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights    
• International Intellectual Property Rights Training Database - IPR Training site sponsored by the U.S. Department of State in conjunction with USPTO and other providers of training and technical assistance for IPR
• International Relations , USPTO
• International IP topics
• Trilateral activities

Other references 

• Foreign trade statistics (US Census) 
• ICANN   (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers; provides link to accredited domain name registrars) 
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• Special practice areas - biotech; business methods; computer, etc.

 

• Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy ( STOP! )
• U. S. Department of Commerce Export Portal  
• USA.gov International Trade Portals