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U.S. Government Brings Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Program to Tennessee

Nashville, TN – United States Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Stephen Pinkos today warned members of Tennessee's small business community that they are at risk of overseas intellectual property theft -- even if they do not export. Deputy Under Secretary Pinkos urged America's small businesses to consider protective action.

In remarks before the “Conference on Intellectual Property in the Global Marketplace,” sponsored by the Commerce Department's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Pinkos emphasized the importance to businesses of obtaining intellectual property protection both in the United States and overseas. Pinkos noted that in 2004, more than 470,000 businesses (or 97% of all businesses) in Tennessee were small businesses, employing more than

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