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Article: Fact Sheet: Department Of Justice Increases EnforcementAnd Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- March 30, 2006
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WASHINGTON, March 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In March 2004, the
Department of Justice created the Task Force on Intellectual Property
to examine the Justice Department's efforts in addressing the
increasing problem of intellectual property theft. The Task Force
examined how the Department protects intellectual property through
criminal, civil, and antitrust enforcement; legislation;
international coordination; and prevention and released a report in
October 2004 recommending significant and comprehensive improvements
in the Department's efforts to protect the nation's intellectual
resources.
The following are some of the accomplishments achieved by the
Department of Justice in 2005 -- 2006 ...