IPR Seizure Statistics - 01/19/2012 Theft of America’s intellectual property is a serious crime that threatens American economic competitiveness, the health and safety of our consumers, and our national security. As America’s frontline, CBP protects our nation everyday through an aggressive IPR enforcement program. CBP targets and seizes counterfeit and pirated goods that cross our border, and enforces exclusion orders on patent-infringing and other IPR violative goods. CBP works closely with private industry, other federal agencies and foreign governments to enhance global IPR enforcement and allow innovation to flourish.
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