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28 Senators Urge President to Maintain Strong IPR Protection in TPP

On May 17, 2011, a bipartisan group of 28 Senators urged President Obama to preserve the highest standards of protection for intellectual property rights as the Administration finalizes its Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) proposals in this area and during the course…

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of the negotiations. The Senators also urge the President to reject efforts by other TPP participants to seek a weakening of IPR standards as compared with high-standard agreements such as the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's press release applauding this letter is available here.