City of Austin Intellectual Property Crime Enforcement Program

This program is authorized by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Pub. L. 112-55) 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 Theft 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 City of Austin Intellectual Property Crime Enforcement Program will continue to be implemented with the primary goal of focusing on criminal investigation, prosecution, prevention, and education as each relate to intellectual property enforcement. New and continuing objectives include: ensuring proper programmatic and financial management; increasing collaboration and streamlining project activities; implementing process improvements within the Austin/Travis County White Collar Crimes Task Force; purchasing evidence storage supplies; ensuring deconfliction; enforcing criminal laws related to intellectual property crime; and educating the public, vendors, retailers, and other stakeholders. CA/CF