Sunday, March 1, 1998
Volume:
14
Issue:
3
126-128
Abstract:
The enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) has been a major concern for U.S. companies doing business in the rest of the world. In the case of Panama, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has expressed that while the Panamanian government has enacted acceptable intellectual property laws, shortcomings still exist in their enforcement. U.S. companies, such as Nintendo of America and Fieldcrest Cannon, have filed complaints before the USTR denouncing counterfeiting of their products in Panama... [more]