ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Office of the United States Trade Representative is responsible for the preparation of this Report. United States Trade Representative Michael Froman gratefully acknowledges the contributions of staff to the writing and production of this Report, and extends his thanks to partner agencies, including the following Departments and agencies: State; Treasury; Justice; Agriculture; Commerce, including the International Trade Administration and the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Labor; Health and Human Services, including the Food and Drug Administration; Homeland Security, including Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; and the United States Agency for International Development. Ambassador Froman also recognizes the contributions of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator as well as those of the United States Copyright Office.
In preparing the Report, substantial information was solicited from U.S. Embassies around the world, from U.S. Government agencies, and from interested stakeholders. The draft of this Report was developed through the Special 301 Subcommittee of the inter-agency Trade Policy Staff Committee.
April 2015
