Intellectual Property Rights Investigations

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Intellectual Property Rights Investigations

• Office of Investigations
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• Department of Homeland Security

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Los Angeles Long Beach Seaports

• Combined, the two (2) ports form the third
  largest commercial port in the world.
• Upon its completion the APM/Maersk terminal (Port
  of LA) would be the sixth largest port in the
  world (based on size).
• On average, over 14,000 containers arrive in the
  port daily.

Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
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Los Angeles Long Beach Seaports

• Approximately 88 of all U.S. trade from Asia
  enters through the Ports of LA/LB the
  vast majority of trade originates from China,
  Hong Kong, and Taiwan, with over 80 coming from
  China alone
• LA/LB is the first US port of entry for
  containers arriving from special interest
  countries
• Malaysia
• Indonesia
• Singapore
• Pakistan
• Bangladesh
• India
• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Egypt
• Morocco
• Ethiopia
• Somalia

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Los Angeles Long Beach Seaports

• Countermeasures
• Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
  (C-TPAT)
• 24 hour rule
• Risk Assessment (automated targeting)
• Local Assets of CBP

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Potential Threat to National Security

• Through the importation, distribution, and sale
  of counterfeit goods monies are generated which
  fund international criminal organizations and
  facilitate additional criminal activity.

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Criminal Street Gangs
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Trademark

Counterfeit and Legitimate
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Counterfeit Viagra
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Counterfeit Contraceptives
Ortho Evra Transdermal Patch
Ortho Evra Transdermal Patch
Counterfeit Contraceptive Patch
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International Law Enforcement and Private
Industry Cooperation
There are currently 56 ICE Attaché offices
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Production Equipment
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Packaging Machine
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• National Intellectual Property Right Coordination
  Center
• Dixie Faries
• Management Program Analyst
• [phone]
• E-mail dixie.l.faries_at_dhs.gov