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• Intellectual Property Policy

• Enforcement

• Anti-Counterfeiting

• Invitation for Further Submissions
• Media Statement by Participants, 12 June 09
• Summary of Further Submissions
• Summary of Key Elements
• Summary of Key Elements
• Fact sheet
• anti-counterfeiting
• Summary of Submissions Received About ACTA
• ACTA: FAQ
• ACTA Negotiations

Where chapter two will focus on the laws that should be in place to promote better enforcement of intellectual property rights, this chapter is intended focus on the methods used by authorities to apply those laws. Areas that the enforcement practices chapter may cover include:

• fostering of expertise among competent authorities in order to ensure effective enforcement of intellectual property rights;
• collection and analysis of statistical data and other relevant information such as best practices concerning infringement of intellectual property rights;
• internal coordination among competent authorities concerned with enforcement of intellectual property rights, including formal or informal public/private advisory groups;
• measures to allow customs authorities to better identify and target shipments, which are suspected to contain counterfeit or pirated goods;
• publication of information on procedures regarding the enforcement of intellectual property rights, and
• promotion of public awareness of the detrimental effects of intellectual property rights infringement.

The obligations or recommendations in this chapter for enforcement practices and sharing of information with the public shall take into account and be consistent with existing international agreements and the need to protect investigative techniques, confidential law enforcement information and privacy rights.