PRO-IP Act of 2008

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The PRO-IP Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened civil and criminal enforcement of intellectual property rights and created the position of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator in the executive branch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
intellectual property law
aimsTo improve coordination of federal intellectual property enforcement
strengthen civil enforcement of intellectual property rights
strengthen criminal enforcement of intellectual property rights
alsoKnownAs IPEC statute
assignsRoleTo Department of Homeland Security of the United States
Department of Justice of the United States
United States Department of Commerce
United States Trade Representative
authorizes asset forfeiture for certain intellectual property offenses
branchAffected executive branch of the United States government
judicial branch of the United States government
legislative branch of the United States government
codifiedIn Title 15 of the United States Code
Title 17 of the United States Code
Title 18 of the United States Code
Title 28 of the United States Code
Title 42 of the United States Code
country United States
createdOffice Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
createdPositionIn Executive Office of the President of the United States
enactedBy 110th United States Congress
establishes reporting requirements on intellectual property enforcement activities
focusesOn anti-counterfeiting measures
anti-piracy measures
copyright enforcement
trademark enforcement
increases civil penalties for intellectual property infringement
criminal penalties for intellectual property infringement
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legislativeChamberOfOrigin United States Senate
longName Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008
linked to: PRO-IP Act of 2008
policyArea intellectual property policy
law enforcement policy
trade policy
primarySubject intellectual property enforcement
publicLawNumber Public Law 110-403
relatedTo Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Stop Online Piracy Act
requires development of a Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement
shortName PRO-IP Act
linked to: PRO-IP Act of 2008
signedBy George W. Bush
signingDate 2008-10-13
sponsoredBy John Cornyn
Patrick Leahy
strengthens federal law enforcement tools against counterfeiting
federal law enforcement tools against piracy
yearOfEnactment 2008

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U.S. Copyright Act amendedBy Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
linked to: PRO-IP Act of 2008
Title 17 of the United States Code amendedBy PRO-IP Act
linked to: PRO-IP Act of 2008
IPEC legalBasis PRO-IP Act of 2008
IPEC createdBy Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008
linked to: PRO-IP Act of 2008
IP Czar legalBasis ProIP Act of 2008
linked to: PRO-IP Act of 2008
IP Czar legalBasis Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008
linked to: PRO-IP Act of 2008
PRO-IP Act of 2008 shortName PRO-IP Act
linked to: PRO-IP Act of 2008
PRO-IP Act of 2008 longName Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008
linked to: PRO-IP Act of 2008
Public Law 110-403 hasShortName PRO-IP Act
linked to: PRO-IP Act of 2008
Public Law 110-403 hasLongName Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008
linked to: PRO-IP Act of 2008
Public Law 110-403 alsoKnownAs PRO-IP Act of 2008