Attorney General Eric Holder and Justice Department Officials Announce More Than $2.4 Million in Grants to Combat Intellectual Property Theft
Attorney General Eric Holder and Justice Department Officials Announce More Than $2.4 Million in Grants to Combat Intellectual Property Theft
Attorney General Eric Holder, Deputy Attorney General James Cole, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod Rosenstein, and Bureau of Justice Assistance Deputy Director, Kristen Mahoney, today announced more than $2.4 million in grants to 13 jurisdictions to combat the purchase and sale of counterfeit and pirated products. Intellectual Property theft refers to the violation of criminal laws that protect copyrights, patents, trademarks, other forms of intellectual property and trade secrets, both in the United States and abroad.