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19 U.S.C. § 4344 — Enforcement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of works for which copyright registration is pending

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19 U.S.C. § 4344 — Enforcement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of works for which copyright registration is pending

Not later than the date that is 180 days after February 24, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize a process pursuant to which the Commissioner shall enforce a copyright for which the owner has submitted an application for registration under title 17 with the United States Copyright Office, to the same extent and in the same manner as if the copyright were registered with the Copyright Office, including by sharing information, images, and samples of merchandise suspected of infringing the copyright under [section 1628a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1628a&num=0&edition=prelim).

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19 U.S.C. § 1628a — Exchange of information related to trade enforcement

**(a) In general** Subject to subsections (c) and (d), if the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection suspects that merchandise is being imported into the United States in violation of [section 1526 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1526&num=0&edition=prelim) or section 602, 1201(a)(2), or 1201(b)(1) of title 17 and determines that the examination or testing of the merchandise by a person described in subsection (b) would assist the Commissioner in determining if the merchandise is being imported in violation of that section, the Commissioner, to permit the person to conduct the examination and testing— (1) shall provide to the person information that appears on the merchandise and its packaging and labels, including unredacted images of the merchandise and its packaging and labels; and (2) may, subject to any applicable bonding requirements, provide to the person unredacted samples of the merchandise. **(b) Person described** A person described in this subsection is— (1) in the case of merchandise suspected of being imported in violation of [section 1526 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1526&num=0&edition=prelim), the owner of the trademark suspected of being copied or simulated by the merchandise; (2) in the case of merchandise suspected of being imported in violation of [section 602 of title 17](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title17-section602&num=0&edition=prelim), the owner of the copyright suspected of being infringed by the merchandise; (3) in the case of merchandise suspected of being primarily designed or produced for the purpose of circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls acces

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19 U.S.C. § 4347 — Personnel dedicated to the enforcement of intellectual property rights

**(a) Personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection** The Commissioner and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall ensure that sufficient personnel are assigned throughout U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, respectively, who have responsibility for preventing the importation into the United States of merchandise that infringes intellectual property rights. **(b) Staffing of National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center** The Commissioner shall— (1) assign not fewer than 3 full-time employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center established under [section 4344 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4344&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) ensure that sufficient personnel are assigned to United States ports of entry to carry out the directives of the Center.

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19 U.S.C. § 4344 — National Intellectual Property Rights Co-

Page 1103 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 4345 (1), if that person is included on a list to be es- tablished and maintained by the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall publish notice of the es- tablishment of and revisions to the list in the Federal Register. (3) Regulations Not later than the date that is one year after February 24, 2016, the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe regulations establishing proce- dures that implement this section. (Pub. L. 114–125, title III, § 303(b), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 150.) § 4343. Enforcement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of works for which copyright reg- istration is pending Not later than the date that is 180 days after February 24, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Se- curity shall authorize a process pursuant to which the Commissioner shall enforce a copy- right for which the owner has submitted an ap- plication for registration under title 17 with the United States Copyright Office, to the same ex- tent and in the same manner as if the copyright were registered with the Copyright Office, in- cluding by sharing information, images, and samples of merchandise suspected of infringing the copyright under section 1628a of this title. (Pub. L. 114–125, title III, § 304, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 150.) § 4344. National Intellectual Property Rights Co- ordination Center (a) Establishment The Secretary of Homeland Security shall— (1) establish within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; and (2) appoint an Assistant Director to head the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordi- nation Center. (b) Duties The Assistant Director of the National Intel- lectual Property Rights Coordination Center shall— (1) coordinate the investigation of

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