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All Information (Except Text) for S.522 - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act 110th Congress (2007-2008)

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Sponsor: Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] (Introduced 02/07/2007)
Committees: Senate - Judiciary
Latest Action: Senate - 11/07/2007 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
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Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act

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A bill to safeguard the economic health of the United States and the health and safety of the United States citizens by improving the management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement, and for other purposes.

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02/07/2007 Introduced in Senate

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11/07/2007 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
02/07/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Cosponsors (13)

Cosponsor Date Cosponsored
Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH]* 02/07/2007
Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] 03/13/2007
Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] 03/13/2007
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] 04/10/2007
Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] 04/16/2007
Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] 04/26/2007
Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] 05/03/2007
Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] 06/04/2007
Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] 07/11/2007
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] 07/30/2007
Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] 12/05/2007
Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] 03/05/2008
Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] 04/23/2008

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Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] 03/29/2007 04/16/2007 --

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Introduced in Senate (02/07/2007)

Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act - Amends the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2000 to repeal provisions establishing the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council.

Establishes the Intellectual Property Enforcement Network (IPEN), consisting of specified representatives of various government agencies, to: (1) establish policies, objectives, and priorities concerning international intellectual property protection and law enforcement; (2) coordinate and facilitate implementation of such policies, objectives, and priorities; and (3) protect U.S. intellectual property rights overseas, including by creating an international task force.

Requires the agencies in IPEN to: (1) share the information they collect; (2) coordinate civil and criminal actions related to intellectual property rights; (3) establish formal processes for consulting and working with state and local government agencies and consulting with companies, writers, artists, labor unions, and other interested persons and groups; and (4) consult with the Register of Copyrights on law enforcement matters.

Urges the President and relevant agency officers, when meeting with certain foreign countries, to stress the importance of establishing and participating in the international task force.

Requires the Director of the Office of Mangement and Budget and the Coordinator of IPEN to submit to the President and the relevant congressional committees a strategic plan, which includes the goals, objectives, and priorities of IPEN.

Calls for other government intellectual property initiatives to be consolidated into the work of IPEN to prevent duplication.