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15 U.S.C. § 8113 — Definition
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For purposes of this subchapter, the term “intellectual property enforcement” means matters relating to the enforcement of laws protecting copyrights, patents, trademarks, other forms of intellectual property, and trade secrets, both in the United States and abroad, including in particular matters relating to combating counterfeit and infringing goods.
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For purposes of this subchapter, the term “intellectual property enforcement” means matters relating to the enforcement of laws protecting copyrights, patents, trademarks, other forms of intellectual property, and trade secrets, both in the United States and abroad, including in particular matters relating to combating counterfeit and infringing goods.
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**(a) Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (in this subchapter referred to as the “IPEC”) to serve within the Executive Office of the President. As an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, any nomination of the IPEC submitted to the Senate for confirmation, and referred to a committee, shall be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
**(b) Duties of IPEC**
(1) **In general** — The IPEC shall—
(A) chair the interagency intellectual property enforcement advisory committee established under subsection (b)(3)(A);
(B) coordinate the development of the Joint Strategic Plan against counterfeiting and infringement by the advisory committee under [section 8113 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section8113&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) assist, at the request of the departments and agencies listed in subsection (b)(3)(A), in the implementation of the Joint Strategic Plan;
(D) facilitate the issuance of policy guidance to departments and agencies on basic issues of policy and interpretation, to the extent necessary to assure the coordination of intellectual property enforcement policy and consistency with other law;
(E) report to the President and report to Congress, to the extent consistent with law, regarding domestic and international intellectual property enforcement programs;
(F) report to Congress, as provided in [section 8114 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section8114&num=0&edition=prelim), on the implementation of the Joint Strategic Plan, and make recommendations, if any and as appropriate, to Congress fo
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**(a) Annual report** Not later than December 31 of each calendar year beginning in 2009, the IPEC shall submit a report on the activities of the advisory committee during the preceding fiscal year. The annual report shall be submitted to Congress, and disseminated to the people of the United States, in the manner specified in subsections (b) and (g) of [section 8113 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section8113&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Contents** The report required by this section shall include the following:
(1) The progress made on implementing the strategic plan and on the progress toward fulfillment of the priorities identified under [section 8113(e)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section8113/e/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The progress made in efforts to encourage Federal, State, and local government departments and agencies to accord higher priority to intellectual property enforcement.
(3) The progress made in working with foreign countries to investigate, arrest, and prosecute entities and individuals involved in the financing, production, trafficking, and sale of counterfeit and infringing goods.
(4) The manner in which the relevant departments and agencies are working together and sharing information to strengthen intellectual property enforcement.
(5) An assessment of the successes and shortcomings of the efforts of the Federal Government, including departments and agencies represented on the committee established under [section 8111(b)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section8111/b/3&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) Recommendations, if any and as appropriate, for any changes in enforcement statu
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 8112
able at law or in equity by any party against the
United States, its departments, agencies, or entities,
its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA.
§ 8112. Definition
For purposes of this subchapter, the term ‘‘in-
tellectual property enforcement’’ means matters
relating to the enforcement of laws protecting
copyrights, patents, trademarks, other forms of
intellectual property, and trade secrets, both in
the United States and abroad, including in par-
ticular matters relating to combating counter-
feit and infringing goods.
(Pub. L. 110–403, title III, § 302, Oct. 13, 2008, 122
Stat. 4266.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the origi-
nal ‘‘this title’’, meaning title III of Pub. L. 110–403,
Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4264, which is classified prin-
cipally to this subchapter. For complete classification
of title III to the Code, see Tables.
§ 8113. Joint Strategic Plan
(a) Purpose
The objectives of the Joint Strategic Plan
against counterfeiting and infringement that is
referred to in section 8111(b)(1)(B) of this title
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘joint stra-
tegic plan’’) are the following:
(1) Reducing counterfeit and infringing
goods in the domestic and international sup-
ply chain.
(2) Identifying and addressing structural
weaknesses, systemic flaws, or other unjusti-
fied impediments to effective enforcement ac-
tion against the financing, production, traf-
ficking, or sale of counterfeit or infringing
goods, including identifying duplicative ef-
forts to enforce, investigate, and prosecute in-
tellectual property crimes across the Federal
agencies and Departments that comprise the
Advisory Committee and recomme
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