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How did NAFTA address industrial theft?
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North American Free Trade Agreement
(From left) Mexican Pres. Carlos Salinas de Gortari, U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush, and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney meeting to initial the North American Free Trade Agreement in San Antonio, Texas, October 7, 1992.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) addressed industrial theft by incorporating specific provisions dedicated to the protection of intellectual-property rights. Under the terms of the treaty, all participating countries were required to adhere to established rules for protecting intellectual property and to adopt strict measures aimed at preventing industrial theft.1