US – USPTO seeks comments on development of a national consumer awareness campaign on combating the trafficking in counterfeit and pirated products

On November 17, 2020, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published in the Federal Register a request for comments [Docket No. PTO-C-2020-0044] from stakeholders, including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights holders, online third-party marketplaces, third-party intermediaries, and other private sector stakeholders, on the development of a National Consumer Awareness Campaign on Combating the Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Products as a public-private partnership, to implement action item 11 identified in the January 24, 2020, report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the President titled “Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods” (DHS Report). The report was prepared in response to the April 3, 2019, Presidential Memorandum titled “Memorandum on Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods” (Presidential Memorandum).