President Barack Obama's words, in the State of the Union Address, about protecting American companies from unfair overseas competition were optimistically received by Rick Gelscheit, owner of Bruin Brake Cables. Unfortunately, he's heard them before. He's hopeful but has yet to be convinced.

A free Ebook in English language about German intellectual property law and unfair competition law, especially about the first step against an infringer, has been published: The cease-and-desist letter ("Abmahnung").