Stakeholder Testimonials

A variety of U.S. companies, associations, and stakeholders describe below the importance and value of USPTO’s IP attachés and the important work the attachés do around the world.

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Kelly Anderson
Executive Director, International Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Global Innovation Policy Center
“The USPTO IP Attachés are an invaluable resource for the U.S. business community as they seek to navigate the IP landscape in global markets.”

Brad Watts
Vice President, Patents and Innovation Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Global Innovation Policy Center
“The USPTO IP Attachés’ collaboration with foreign governments has led to concrete improvements in IP enforcement, awareness, and capacity building, benefiting U.S. and domestic innovators alike.”

Ford Motor Company, 2017
“On behalf of Ford Motor Company, I would like to... personally thank [the IP attaché assigned to Shanghai, China] and his team for the... interaction regarding the IPR criminal cases against [defendants] who were found dealing with counterfeit FORD branded airbags...”

Ryan Lehning
Assistant General Counsel, International, SoundExchange
“SoundExchange is a strong supporter of the USPTO’s IP Attaché Program. All of the IP attachés we have worked with are extremely well-informed and committed to protecting the interests of U.S. rights holders overseas.”

Lisa Jorgenson
Former Executive Director, American Intellectual Property Law Association
“The IP attachés have been invaluable in helping our members understand what the issues are, the IP issues in those countries and in those regions. If there's a small business, or an individual member, or even a medium-sized company, as they want to go into these countries to do business, especially if they have an issue, maybe a dispute, or an IP issue arises, we really suggest to them that they reach out to the IP attachés.”

Mondy Global, INC., 2018
“[The IP attaché assigned to the] Middle East and North Africa... has been helping [Mondy Global] protect [its] Trademark by working with authorities to stop the illegal activities... [His] efforts have resulted in great achievements and successes for us due to his perseverance.”

Stakeholder survey highlights

Three pie charts showing the satisfaction of U.S. stakeholders who worked with an IP Attaché. 96% were “Very likely” to recommend IP attaché services, 94% received a “fast” response to request for assistance, and 97% found that the assistance they received was “helpful” or better. — Based on a recent survey of 80 U.S. stakeholders who worked with an IP attaché.

“IP attaché assistance ... is great. The collaboration is educational, and training activities have been superb.”
“The IP attaché was very knowledgeable, interested in the issues I brought to her attention, and made suggestions and offered assistance. It was an extremely interesting and beneficial meeting.”
“IP attaché presence is a very powerful tool to promote IP rights and coordinate enforcement initiatives with local government in Latin America.”
"We have received outstanding and exceptional service from all of the IP Attaches we've worked with. They are subject matter experts both on U.S. law and the law of the territories where they work. Moreover, they are all strong advocates for U.S. stakeholders abroad and important contributors to maintaining protections for American IP."
"The IP Attaché program is extremely valuable to U.S. companies. My experience of IP Attachés has been uniformly positive. You have a talented, experienced, effective cadre of attachés who do amazing work."

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