Intellectual Property underpins nearly every aspect of our economy – it supports good paying jobs, it supports the arts, sciences and technology, and it creates a framework that allows new industries and innovations to flourish. The Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator is focused on promoting and protecting our great competitive advantage – our nation’s innovative economy. The Office coordinates and develops the United States’ overall intellectual property policy and strategy, to promote innovation & creativity, and to ensure effective intellectual property protection and enforcement, domestically and abroad.
What’s New
Strategies, Initiatives, and Reports
About IPEC
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IPEC: Strategies, Initiatives, and Reports
2020
- Annual Intellectual Property Report to Congress (March 2020)
- Executive Order on Ensuring Safe and Lawful E-Commerce for United States Consumers, Businesses, Government Supply Chains, and Intellectual Property Rights Holders, 2020 (January 31, 2020)
- DHS Report on Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods, 2020 (January 24, 2020)
2019
- Presidential Proclamation on National Entrepreneurship Month, 2019 (November 1, 2019)
- Presidential Proclamation on National Manufacturing Day, 2019 (October 3, 2019)
- Executive Order on Economic Empowerment of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (May 13, 2019)
- Proclamation on World Intellectual Property Day, 2019 (April 25, 2019)
- Memorandum on Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods (April 3, 2019)
- Annual Intellectual Property Report to Congress (February 2019) (197 pages, 2 MB)
2018
- Request of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for Public Comments: Development of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement (September 13, 2018)
- Proclamation on World Intellectual Property Day, 2018 (April 26, 2018)
- Annual Intellectual Property Report to Congress (March 2018) (169 pages, 1 MB)
2017
- President Trump Takes Action on Intellectual Property Rights (August 14, 2017)
2016
- FY 2017–2019 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement
- IPEC’s FY16 annual report (Jan 13, 2017) (107 pages, 1.72 MB)
- 2015 Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement)” (April 2016)
2015
- 2014 Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement (November 2015)
- Request of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for Public Comments: Development of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement (September 1, 2015)
- Public Comments on the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Joint Strategic Plan
- Additional comment (Intellectual Property Owners Association)
2013
- Request for Public Comments: Interagency Review of Exclusion Order Enforcement Process (June 2013) (2 pages, 197 KB)
- Public Comments on Exclusion Order Enforcement Process
- 2013 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement Report (June 2013) (92 pages, 1.41 MB)
- Request of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for Public Comments: Legislative Review Related to Enforcement Against Economic Espionage and Trade Secret Theft (March 2013) (3 pages, 219 KB)
- Public Comments on Enforcement Against Espionage and Trade Secret Theft
- Administration Strategy to Mitigate the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets (February 2013) (141 pages, 6.77 MB)
2012
- Request of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for Public Comments: Development of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement (July 2012) (3 pages, 219 KB)
- Public Comments on the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Joint Strategic Plan
- IPEC Two-Year Anniversary Report (June 2012) (7 pages, 903 KB)
- 2011 Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement (March 2012) (123 pages, 6.32 MB)
2011
- United States Government Inter-Agency Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group: Request for Public Comments Regarding Strategy to Eliminate Counterfeit Products from the United States Government Supply Chain (August 2011) (3 pages, 157 KB)
- Public Comments on Strategy to Eliminate Counterfeit Products from the United Sates Government Supply Chain
- IPEC Anniversary Report (June 2011) (24 pages, 952 KB)
- White Paper on Intellectual Property Enforcement Legislative Recommendations (March 2011) (20 pages, 917 KB)
- Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Inter-Agency Working Group Report to the Vice President of the United States and to Congress (March 2011) (22 pages, 1.50 MB)
- 2010 U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement (February 2011) (92 pages, 5.15 MB)
2010
- 2010 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement (June 2010) (65 pages, 830 KB)
- Coordination and Strategic Planning of the Federal Effort Against Intellectual Property Infringement: Request of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for Public Comments Regarding the Joint Strategic Plan (February 23, 2010) (3 pages, 129 KB)
- Public Comments on the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Joint Strategic Plan
2008
About IPEC
Mission
Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the Constitution recognizes the fundamental importance of intellectual property and its protection to the United States. Intellectual property underpins nearly every aspect of our economy – it supports good paying jobs, it supports the arts, sciences and technology, and it creates the framework that allows new industries and innovations to flourish. The Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator is focused on promoting and protecting our great competitive advantage – our nation’s innovative economy.
Overall, the Office works to advance pro-growth policies, to protect our nation’s continued economic and innovative competitiveness, promote new engines of growth, and America’s innovative and creative capacity.
The Office coordinates and develops the United States’ overall intellectual property policy and strategy, to promote innovation & creativity, and to ensure effective intellectual property protection and enforcement, domestically and abroad.
The Office works with a broad range of Executive Branch agencies and departments to ensure that the government’s efforts are focused and well-coordinated.
The Office, in coordination with Executive Branch agencies and departments, engages with stakeholders and international partners to address intellectual property issues, impacting: infringement, market access, competition, digital trade, cybersecurity, and rule of law concerns in the intellectual property space, around the world. Additionally, the Office in coordination relevant Executive Branch agencies and departments, works to expand law enforcement cooperation, to ensure that our intellectual property laws are enforced, protecting supply chains, and promoting public health & safety.
The goal is to ensure a level playing field for American innovators and creators, where their innovations and creations are respected and protected, and for systems to be in place that allow American businesses to operate in a free, fair and open marketplace.
Contact IPEC
U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
Email: intellectualproperty@omb.eop.gov
