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10.16.2019
IPR Center collaborates with multi-country attaché group
The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center hosted a group of police and customs attachés representing the embassies of Dominican Republic, Honduras, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, and Panama. All of the attachés are assigned to Washington D.C. on behalf of their respective countries.
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10.07.2019
New Delhi looks to IPR Center to discuss similar facility in India
The Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and HSI New Delhi participated in the annual International Trademark Association (INTA) brand protection event in New Delhi, India.
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09.27.2019
HSI Investigates Seizure of 3 Tons of Elephant Tusks
Homeland Security Investigations is working with the Kenyan Wildlife Service to determine if nearly 3-metric tons of elephant tusks seized by the Service in Mombasa, Kenya are linked to known wildlife trafficking organizations. The efforts are important in furtherance of ICE's role in the President's Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking.
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09.23.2019
HSI-led IPR Center launches advisory board with IACC
The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) hosted the first meeting of a newly created advisory board with the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC). Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Deputy Director Derek Benner was joined by the Assistant Director of the Global Trade Investigations Division, and IPR Center Director Steve Francis, and IACC President Bob Barchiesi for the meeting that attracted brands representing nearly 20 industry sectors.
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09.19.2019
Forced Labor Agreement Receives High Praise
IPR Center outreach and training programs place a high priority on efforts to inform and educate the public about its enforcement actions, including those that target forced labor. A well-respected Washington D.C. law firm – known for its training programs specializing in legal matters associated with high-profile issues such as forced labor – is the latest to praise the IPR Center’s recent partnership with Liberty Shared, a nongovernmental organization with global coverage founded in Hong Kong, to combat forced labor in global commerce.
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09.13.2019
HSI San Francisco confiscates nearly $11K in fake merchandise
During Monday Night Football in Oakland, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) San Francisco partnered with NFL brand security representatives and state and local law enforcement officers to prevent counterfeit sales.
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08.15.2019
Counterfeit seizures rise to $1.4 billion
The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center is reviewing an annual report on the number of IPR seizures that have raised the total estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of the seized goods – had they been genuine – to $1.4 billion.
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08.01.2019
Federal Indictment Alleges Scheme to Avoid Payment of $1.8 Billion in Anti-Dumping Duties
A federal grand jury indictment alleges a complex commercial/trade fraud scheme in which a Chinese company exported huge amounts of aluminum – disguised as “pallets” to the United States to avoid paying the U.S. $1.8 billion in anti-dumping and countervailing duties
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08.01.2019
IPR Center enters partnership to combat forced labor
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Global Trade Investigations Division announced July 31, a partnership with Liberty Shared, a nongovernmental organization with global coverage founded in Hong Kong, to combat forced labor in global commerce.
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07.29.2019
ICE HSI San Francisco intercepts counterfeits destined for Bay Area
Homeland Security Investigations agents from the San Francisco field office conducted an operation to intercept counterfeit pharmaceuticals, auto parts, and electronics bound for the Bay Area in furtherance of an HSI-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) strategy for targeting the importation, smuggling, and trafficking of counterfeit goods.
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07.02.2019
IPR Center Director discusses counterfeit bike helmets
Now that summer is here and schools are on summer recess, children are more likely to engage in outdoor activities that can impact their personal safety. Whether riding a bicycle, a skateboard, rollerblading or skating, helmets save lives, unless they’re counterfeit. See what IPR Center Director Steve Francis and others have to say in an article on helmet safety by Consumer Reports.
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06.17.2019
ICE HSI-led effort to reduce the production, sale of counterfeit NBA merchandise
The 2019 NBA Finals events and games played in the Bay Area filled Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors fans with much excitement, creating a desire among many of them to commemorate their experiences with the purchase of NBA sports clothing and other merchandise. However, many unsuspecting fans could have been victims of purchasing counterfeit merchandize.
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06.11.2019
IPR Center outreach efforts engaged more than 30,000 in 2 years
Reaching more than 30,000 stakeholders in the last two years, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center’s (IPR Center) outreach program is a key pillar in the effort to combat intellectual property (IP) theft.
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06.07.2019
ICE names new leader to head HSI Global Trade Investigations Division, IPR Center
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) recently named Steve Francis as the new assistant director of the HSI-led Global Trade Investigations Division (GTID) and director of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center).
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06.03.2019
ICE HSI warns consumers about counterfeit sports merchandise, tickets during NBA Finals
With the NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV in full swing, Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-led IPR Center and HSI San Francisco have warned the public to beware of purchasing counterfeit sports apparel and tickets to games and other events.
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