Manufacturers: China’s IP Practices Hurt American Manufacturing Workers

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons issued the following tweets on President Trump’s executive memorandum examining China’s intellectual property practices.

Massachusetts Economic Impact and the Value of Innovation

Manufacturers: Defend Trade Secrets Act Keeps Us Competitive

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons issued the following statement praising congressional leaders for passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act. This bill will help curb intellectual property (IP) theft by creating a harmonized federal standard to protect the products manufacturers make and how they make them. The bill now goes to the president’s desk for his signature.

Manufacturers: Defend Trade Secrets Act Keeps Us Competitive

NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons issued a statement praising congressional leaders for passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act.

Senate Bill Passes to Help Protect America’s Manufacturing Assets

NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons issued a statement supporting Senate passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act, which would help curb intellectual property (IP) theft by creating a harmonized federal standard to protect the products manufacturers make and how they make them.

Manufacturing Leaders Partner to Discuss Impact of Industrial Internet of Things

The NAM, in partnership with General Electric (GE), PTC and ServiceMax, hosted an executive forum on the role the Industrial Internet of Things.

NAM Survey: Manufacturers Need Strong Intellectual Property Protections to Ensure Investment and Competitiveness

The NAM issued the first quarter results of its 2016 Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey. In addition to the manufacturing outlook, the survey polled NAM members about key intellectual property issues.

Summary of the Defend Trade Secrets Act

Joint-Industry Coalition Letter in Support of Defend Trade Secrets Act to Senate

NAM Letter in Support of Defend Trade Secrets Act to Senate - January 2016

NAM Letter in Support of Defend Trade Secrets Act to Senate - December 2015

NAM Letter to FCC in Support of Open Internet

NAM Applauds Senate Passage of CISA

NAM Vice President of Tax and Domestic Economic Policy Dorothy Coleman issued a statement on Senate passage of S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015.

Colloquy on the Defend Trade Secrets Act Between Senators Orrin Hatch and Chris Coons

Manufacturers Take Action on FCC Ruling

NAM along with several business associations, filed an amicus brief today to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in support of the pending lawsuit on the legality of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to regulate the open Internet.