A powerpoint presentation also summarizes common types of US intellectual properties. Economic and industrial espionage is common in international business. Competition among global leaders in many industries could not be more aggressive, and all firms desire to be the first to develop and register intellectual property. Usually government agencies are targets. Industrial espionage differs from economic espionage.
Industrial espionage occurs in the private sector.
Industrial and economic espionage is costly. Since the collapse of Communism in 1989, it is obvious that nations will no longer conquer each other militarily, but economically. Intellectual property piracy is similar to military attacks, and nations today are viewing this theft and piracy with the utmost concern. National security today is being defined in terms of economic security. Government leaders today uniformly recognize the threats and costs of economic and industrial espionage.