United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2008-06-17 monographic deposited born digital 12 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-921T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-921T P0b002ee180388c58 f:d08921t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-921T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-921T GAO-08-921T Accountability Agency missions Crime prevention Data collection Data integrity Federal agencies Intellectual property Interagency relations International relations Investigations by federal agencies Law enforcement Performance measures Property rights Reporting requirements Risk assessment Risk management Strategic planning Program coordination program goals or objectives Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy Testimony A82391 U.S. government efforts to protect and enforce intellectual property (IP) rights domestically and overseas are crucial to preventing billions of dollars in losses to U.S. industry and IP rights owners. The illegal importation and distribution of IP-infringing goods also poses a threat to the health and safety of U.S. citizens. However, the challenges involved in IP protection are significant and require effective coordination among a wide range of policy and law enforcement agencies. Multiple agencies work to protect IP rights, and they coordinate their efforts through certain coordination bodies as well as an executive- branch strategy called the Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP). This testimony addresses two topics: the need for (1) greater leadership and permanence in the national IP enforcement strategy and coordination structure; and (2) improvement in key agencies' criminal IP enforcement data collection and analysis. It is based on prior GAO work conducted from 2003 to 2008. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-921T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-921T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-921T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-921T.pdf GAO-08-921T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-921T Testimony GAO-08-921T; Intellectual Property: Leadership and Accountability Needed to Strengthen Federal Protection and Enforcement; Accountability Agency missions Crime prevention Data collection Data integrity Federal agencies Intellectual property Interagency relations International relations Investigations by federal agencies Law enforcement Performance measures Property rights Reporting requirements Risk assessment Risk management Strategic planning Program coordination program goals or objectives Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy