The annual cost to the U.S. economy of counterfeit goods, pirated software, and theft of trade secrets is between $225 The annual cost to the U.S. billion and $600 billion. economy of counterfeit goods, pirated The Chinese government is the world’s principal infringer of software, and theft of trade secrets is intellectual property, and it uses its laws and regulations to put foreign companies at a disadvantage and its own companies advantage.
