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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 - EOPresident) - 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 Ecomomic Commission for Latin America & the Carribean)
ESCWA (UN Ecomomic 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

Participate in WIPO Survey on Annual Technical Reports(exits USPTO.GOV)
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.

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