US trade bodies urge next govt to focus on IP protection, counterfeits

A group of US trade bodies have urged President-elect Donald Trump to convene an inter-agency working group to fight illicit trade, protect intellectual property (IP) and eradicate counterfeits soon after assuming office.
It called for supporting passage of the SHOP SAFE Act to incentivise e-commerce platforms to improve their systems to detect and prevent the sale of counterfeits.

​A group of US trade bodies have urged President-elect Donald Trump to convene an inter-agency working group to fight illicit trade, protect intellectual property (IP) and eradicate counterfeits soon after assuming office.
It called for supporting passage of the SHOP SAFE Act to incentivise e-commerce platforms to improve their systems to detect and prevent the sale of counterfeits.