Northern California Intellectual Property Crimes Project.

This program is authorized by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2011 (Pub. L. 1121-1017, div. B, secs. 1101-1104) and Pub. L. No. 111-117, 123 Stat. 3034, 3134, and informed by section 401 of Public Law 110-403, which authorizes the Department to provide funding to support state and local intellectual property enforcement efforts. The Intellectual Property Crime Enforcement Program is designed to provide national support and improve the capacity of state, local, and tribal criminal justice systems to address intellectual property criminal enforcement, including prosecution, prevention, training, and technical assistance. This program is generally informed by section 401 of Public law 110-403, which authorizes the Department to provide funding to support state and local intellectual property crime enforcement efforts.

The grantee will use funds to more effectively combat intellectual property crimes in the San Francisco Bay Area and the northern region of California by increasing the capacity of the Northern California Computer Crimes Task Force (NC3TF) to investigate intellectual property crimes and to coordinate with state and federal agencies in targeted investigations.

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