Joint DOJ-State IP Enforcement Program Cracking Down on IP Theft

Federal intellectual property enforcement prosecutors are working in five “critical” regions to counter illegal trade in counterfeit and pirated goods, DOJ announced Friday. DOJ and the State Department jointly manage the IP enforcement program, which was established in 2006, and now has on-the-ground prosecutors in Abuja, Nigeria; Bucharest, Romania; São Paulo, Brazil; Bangkok; and Hong Kong.