IP Czar

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The IP Czar is the informal name for the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, a White House official responsible for overseeing and coordinating federal efforts to protect and enforce intellectual property rights.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf informal title
abbreviation IPEC
aimsTo protect American innovators and creators
protect consumers from counterfeit and pirated goods
reduce intellectual property infringement
alternateName Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
appointedBy President of the United States
branchOfGovernment executive branch of the United States government
coordinates interagency intellectual property enforcement strategy
country United States
created Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement
engagesWith foreign governments on IP enforcement cooperation
private sector stakeholders on IP enforcement issues
firstOfficeHolder Victoria A. Espinel
firstOfficeHolderStartTime 2009
focusesOn copyright enforcement
patent enforcement
trade secret protection
trademark enforcement
jurisdiction federal intellectual property enforcement
legalBasis Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008
ProIP Act of 2008
locatedIn White House
officeHolderType federal official
oversees implementation of federal IP enforcement priorities
partOf Executive Office of the President of the United States
policyArea anti-counterfeiting
anti-piracy
intellectual property law
online infringement
refersTo United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
reportsTo President of the United States
White House
requires Senate confirmation
role advise the President on intellectual property enforcement
coordinate federal efforts to enforce intellectual property rights
coordinate federal efforts to protect intellectual property rights
develop the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement
oversee federal intellectual property enforcement policy
successorOfficeHolder Danny Marti
Vishal Amin
worksWith United States Copyright Office
United States Customs and Border Protection
United States Department of Homeland Security
United States Department of Justice
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States Trade Representative

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