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U.S. Government Brings Anti-Counterfeiting And Piracy Program To South Florida

Miami, Florida – U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Jon Dudas today warned an audience of South Florida small-businessmen and –women that they are increasingly at risk of overseas intellectual property theft -- even if they do not export -- and urged them to consider protective action.

In his remarks before the “Conference on the Global Intellectual Property Marketplace,” sponsored by the Commerce Department’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Dudas cited Florida’s export-dependant economy—particularly those small businesses that export to Latin America--as a major reason why businesses in the state should make intellectual property protection in the United States and overseas a priority business decision.

“More than 90% of Florida’s exporters are small and medium-sized businesses. While trade allow

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