2018 US Code
Title 19 - Customs Duties
Chapter 28 - Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement
Subchapter III - Import-Related Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
Sec. 4343 - Enforcement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of works for which copyright registration is pending

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Citation 19 U.S.C. § 4343 (2018)
Section Name §4343. Enforcement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of works for which copyright registration is pending
Section Text

Not later than the date that is 180 days after February 24, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize a process pursuant to which the Commissioner shall enforce a copyright for which the owner has submitted an application for registration under title 17 with the United States Copyright Office, to the same extent and in the same manner as if the copyright were registered with the Copyright Office, including by sharing information, images, and samples of merchandise suspected of infringing the copyright under section 1628a of this title.

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(Pub. L. 114–125, title III, §304, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 150.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 28 - TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT
SUBCHAPTER III - IMPORT-RELATED PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Sec. 4343 - Enforcement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of works for which copyright registration is pending
Contains section 4343
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 130 Stat. 150
Public Law References Public Law 114-125
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