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How did NAFTA address intellectual-property rights?
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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 intellectual-property rights by requiring all participating countries to adhere to established rules for protecting such property. Furthermore, the agreement mandated that member nations adopt strict measures to combat industrial theft.1