POLICY UPDATE I am coming up on my one-year anniversary as the Director of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center). That year has gone by quickly and been marked with numerous new projects and achievements for the IPR Center. In just the first month of 2020, we have seen some major milestones from the current administration concerning overall trade issues and intellectual property protection.    The U.S. – China Phase One Trade Agreement makes commitments to improve protection…

The Impact of Mobile Commerce on the Brand Protection Community

Dear BPP readers, I’m pleased to provide to you the first edition of The Brand Protection Professional in this new decade. In recognition of this significant turning of the calendar, this edition’s Cover Story is the A-CAPP Director’s reflection on past predictions for 2020 and an exploration of what may be the issues of the next decade for the brand protection community. In this edition’s columns In Every Issue, hear from a former member of the International Trade Commission on…