Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section

United States Department of Justice

Prosecuting
Intellectual
Property
Crimes

Third Edition
September 2006

CCIPS
Criminal Division

• Preface and Acknowledgments

1. Intellectual Property—An Introduction (PDF)
2. Criminal Copyright Infringement (PDF)
3. Trafficking In Counterfeit Trademarks, Service Marks, Certification Marks (PDF)
4. Theft of Commercial Trade Secrets (PDF)
5. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (PDF)
6. Counterfeit and Illicit Labels, Counterfeit Documentation and Packaging (PDF)
7. Patent (PDF)
8. Penalties, Restitution, and Forfeiture (PDF)
9. Charging Decisions (PDF)
10. Victims of Intellectual Property Crimes—Ethics and Obligations (PDF)

• Index
• Appendices
  • Commonly Charged Intellectual Property Crimes (PDF)
  • Indictments and Jury Instructions
  • Intellectual Property Contact List (PDF)
  • Victim Referral and Witness Interview Forms (PDF only)
  • Chart: Maximum Penalties, Forfeiture, and Restitution (PDF only)
  • Examples of Traditional Assistance and Gifts to Law Enforcement (PDF)