Protecting U.S. Trademarks Abroad U.S. companies facing trademark challenges in international markets have a trailblazing advocate in Holland & Knight. Our Intellectual Property team established the first industry group to compile a "report card" on countries that fail to adequately protect trademark rights – and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is listening. Many nations have laws and practices that make it difficult for U.S. businesses to register trademarks or prevent the piracy or counterfeiting of their brands. U.S. companies also operate in countries where the trademark regimes are simply underdeveloped. These are among the trade problems addressed each April by the USTR in its Special 301 Report, which describes the global state of intellectual property ri

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