ICE Form Targets Counterfeits, With “Intellectual Policy” in Title
Published Date: 10/23/2026
Notice
Summary
ICE is updating a form that helps people report fake products and intellectual property crimes. This affects anyone who wants to report counterfeiting, including businesses and law enforcement. Comments on the update are open until December 22, 2026, with no new costs involved—just a smoother way to fight fakes and protect safety and the economy.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Form enables agency sharing and deconfliction
Information submitted on the form is reviewed by HSI at the National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Center and may be shared with IPR Center partner agencies for investigative response, deconfliction, and tactical use. The collection is intended to reduce duplicative federal investigative efforts and improve interagency communication to help protect public health, safety, and affected industries; it is authorized under 19 U.S.C. 1589a and 1509 and DHS records authority 44 U.S.C. 3101.
Voluntary online form to report counterfeits
ICE provides an electronic "Allegation of Counterfeiting and Piracy" form for members of the public, industry right‑holders, trade associations, and law enforcement to report suspected intellectual property violations. ICE estimates 23,318 responses, at about 5 minutes per response, for a total of 1,865 annual burden hours for this collection.
Time burden and small-business impact
Each response to the form is estimated to take about 5 minutes. ICE estimates 23,318 total responses and 1,865 annual burden hours; the agency also states that an increase in the number of collections has led to an overall increase in burden costs but that the form "does not have a significant economic impact on small businesses or other small entities."
Privacy and confidentiality safeguards for reports
ICE notes that the SharePoint site used for this collection may contain Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (SPII) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of complainants and others, and that the site will comply with ICE Office of the Chief Information Officer SharePoint requirements. The collection will be covered by the National IPR Center Privacy Impact Assessment and the DHS/ICE-009 External Investigations System of Records Notice and may be subject to the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a), 18 U.S.C. 1905, and 19 CFR 103.35 protections.
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