Strengthen NAFTA Intellectual Property Protections, Don't Kill Pact, FSF Urges

The U.S. should stay in the North American Free Trade Agreement, while focusing on strengthening the intellectual property provisions in the accord with Canada and Mexico, Free State Foundation President Randolph May blogged Friday. “Stronger IP rights protections will incentivize more innovation and investment in all three NAFTA member countries,” May wrote. “With $1.3 trillion in annual economy activity and 14 million jobs on the line in the United States, President [Donald] Trump should not be focusing on withdrawing from NAFTA but rather on updating the treaty.”