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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 107 — Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

§ 8112. Definition

Statutory text

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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008

    Pub. L. 110–403 title III § 302 · 122 Stat. 4256

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 8112

    (Pub. L. 110–403, title III, § 302, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4266.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 110–403, title III, § 302, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4266.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 302. DEFINITION.   For purposes of this title, 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.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

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

Credits

(Pub. L. 110–403, title III, § 302, , 122 Stat. 4266.)

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