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§4345 Joint Strategic Plan for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights

Title 19 › Chapter 28— TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter III— IMPORT-RELATED PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS › § 4345

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commissioner and the Director must include in their joint plan a summary of DHS IPR enforcement; the 10 U.S. ports with the largest IPR seizures by volume and value in the most recent 2-year period with available data; and a recommendation on staffing, resources, and technology.

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Title 19, §4345

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The Commissioner and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall include in the joint strategic plan required by section 4314 of this title—
(1)a description of the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to enforce intellectual property rights;
(2)a list of the 10 United States ports of entry at which U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seized the most merchandise, both by volume and by value, that infringes intellectual property rights during the most recent 2-year period for which data are available; and
(3)a recommendation for the optimal allocation of personnel, resources, and technology to ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are adequately enforcing intellectual property rights.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 4345

Title 19Customs Duties

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60