15 U.S.C. § 8112
Definition
United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective
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- 15 U.S.C. § 8112, Definition, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/442464
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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.
Legislative history
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- Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008House: 381–41Senate: no recorded tally