Companies venturing into international trade should plan on protecting and enforcing trademarks, copyrights, and patents overseas, and know where they can find help in case their product is pirated, says a blog sponsored by the Small Business Administration.

The blog presents tips and advice, courtesy of Susan Wilson, director of the Office of Intellectual Property Rights of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. Wilson says her agency can help U.S. businesses in dealing with overseas issues and if the business is struggling in a particular market due to trademark or copyright infringement. The Office of Intellectual Property Rights will assemble a team of trade specialists and intellectual property experts to “diagnose the issue and do some triage” explains Wilson.