Intellectual Property: Enforcement Activities by the Executive Branch

Date:

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 10:00 AM

Location:

2141 RHOB

Witnesses

Panel 1

Mr. Michael Ball

Acting Assistant Director for the Global Trade Devision, Homeland Security Investigations

Mr. Josh Goldfoot

Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division

Goldfoot Biography

Goldfoot Testimony

Mr. Brandon Lord

Executive Director of Trade Policy and Programs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Meeting Documents

A letter from members of the Judiciary Committee to the Honorable Katherine Tai dated May 4, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from Ambassador Katherine Tai to Chairman Jordan dated August 19, 2021, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A document titled 2023 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy from the Office of the United States Trade Representative Executive Office of the President, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A document from the Office of the United States Trade Representative titled 2024 Special 301 Report, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from members of the Judiciary Committee to the Honorable Katherine Tai dated February 13, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A document from the World Trade Organization dated July 9, 2002, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from Ambassador Tai to the Honorable David Johanson, Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission, dated December 16, 2022, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A document from the World Trade Organization dated June 22, 2022, titled Ministerial Decision on the Trips Agreement, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A document from the United States International Trade Commission titled COVID-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Supply, Demand, and TRIPS Agreement Flexibilities dated October 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A document titled Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tais Virtual Meeting With India Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal from the Office of the United States Trade Representative, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A document titled Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tais Virtual Meeting With Minister Ebrahim Patel of South Africa About Increasing Vaccine Production and Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic from the Office of the United States Trade Representative, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A document titled Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tais Virtual Meeting With World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from the Office of the United States Trade Representative, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from Ambassador Tai to Chairman Jordan dated April 3, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from Ambassador Tai to Chairman Jordan dated February 26, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A document titled Statement from Ambassador Katherine Tai on an Intellectual Property Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic from the Office of the United States Trade Representative, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A document titled U.S. to Support Extension of Deadline on WTO TRIPS Ministerial Decision; Requests USITC Investigation to Provide More Data on COVID-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics from the Office of the United States Trade Representative, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A redacted calendar excerpt, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from Jeffrey P. Hardy, Director-General of Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade, to Chairman Issa dated May 14, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from American Apparel & Footwear Association to Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Johnson dated May 13, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Johnson dated May 7, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council to the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet dated May 15, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from the Partnership for SafeMedicines to Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Johnson dated May 23, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT.ORG) to Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Johnson dated May 14, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

Questions submitted for the Record for Mr. Ball from Mr. Issa and Mr. Lieu.

Questions submitted for the Record for Mr. Goldfoot from Mr. Issa and Mr. Lieu.

Questions submitted for the Record for Mr. Lord from Mr. Issa.

Responses to Questions for the Record from Mr. Ball, submitted by Mr. Issa and Mr. Lieu.

Responses to Questions for the Record from Mr. Lord, submitted by Mr. Issa of CA.