Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§8112 Definition

Title 15 › Chapter 107— PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS › Subchapter I— COORDINATION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING OF FEDERAL EFFORT AGAINST COUNTERFEITING AND INFRINGEMENT › § 8112

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

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Defines "intellectual property enforcement" as enforcing protection for copyrights, patents, trademarks, other IP (including trade secrets) and counterfeits.

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Title 15, §8112

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

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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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of Pub. L. 110–403, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4264, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Tables.

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15 U.S.C. § 8112

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60