Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§4343 Enforcement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of works for which copyright registration is pending
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - IMPORT-RELATED PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS › § 4343
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By 180 days after February 24, 2016, the Secretary must let the Customs Commissioner enforce a copyright if the owner applied for registration under Title 17, like a registered copyright, including sharing info, images, samples under section 1628a.
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Title 19, §4343
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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.
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19 U.S.C. § 4343
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73