HRES 609 · 108th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the importation into the United States of products and services of foreign nationals who violate the intellectual property rights of persons under United States laws should be prohibited.
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.(2004-04-30)
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that if: (1) foreign nationals are violating U.S. copyright, patent, or trademark laws; and (2) the government of that foreign country is not using its best efforts to end such violations and to enforce internationally recognized laws and rules relating to intellectual property, then the United States should prohibit the importation of products or services of those nationals until the executive branch can certify to Congress that such violations have ceased and that such country is using its best efforts to enforce intellectual property laws and rules.…
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