Agenda out for USPTO Oct. 3 Roundtable: Future Strategies in Anticounterfeiting & Antipiracy

On October 3, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting a roundtable session in support of its 2023 inquiry, Future Strategies in Anticounterfeiting & Antipiracy.

This full-day roundtable will provide a forum for consumers, IP rights holders, representatives of online and physical marketplaces and platforms, and other private sector stakeholders

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Discussion areas include:

• The recent evolution and growth in counterfeiting and piracy
• The types of harms that have been observed from the sale of counterfeit and pirated products
• Successful anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy strategies
• Successful collaborative efforts between public and private partnerships to combat the sale of counterfeit and pirated products
• Effective technological solutions that are being used to stem the flow of counterfeit and pirated products entering into the marketplace

During the roundtable, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will obtain insights from businesses, intellectual property (IP) rights holders, and other stakeholders regarding anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy trends and strategies.

The roundtable is open to the public, and there is no charge to attend. Advanced registration, however, is required for both in-person and virtual attendance. For those unable to attend, a recording of the roundtable will be made available online for later viewing.

Piracy segments

Piracy Monitor will participate in the 3:30pm (ET) panel titled Scope of the Piracy Issue.  Representatives of the Copyright Alliance, Music Articsts Coalition, MUSO, The App Association, and the Association of American Publishers are also on that panel.

It is followed by a 4:10pm (ET) panel, Countering Illicit Streaming, which will include participants from the MPA, Premier League, UFC and other organizations

Meeting notice

Roundtable: Future Strategies in anticounterfeiting and anti-piracy.  Meeting description and Agenda.  Takes place October 3, 2023, 10am ET to 5pm ET.  See: https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/roundtable-future-strategies-anti-counterfeiting-and-anti-piracy

Why it matters

While the gears of government turn slowly, matters concerning intellectual property and copyright are globally important, and policy rulings by the United States have worldwide impact.

This USPTO initiative has seen submissions by sports leagues, the TV and movie industries, publishers, and many others.  Site blocking and AI best-practices are among the many anti-piracy recommendations being mad.