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The Economic Espionage Act

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  1. CCIPS Role in Economic Espionage Act Prosecutions
  2. Current Table of EEA Prosecutions and Press Releases
  3. Link to EEA Section of the Intellectual Property Manual

A. CCIPS Role in Economic Espionage Act Prosecutions

Pursuant to 28 CFR § 0.64-5, for five years after the enactment of the EEA, all prosecutions brought under 18 U.S.C. § 1831 and 1832 must be approved by the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, or Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division.  The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section ("CCIPS") is the contact point for facilitating approval of all charges under 18 U.S.C. § 1832. CCIPS and the Internal Security Section of the Department of Justice will work together to facilitate approval of all charges under 18 U.S.C. § 1831. In addition, attorneys from CCIPS have and will continue to prosecute EEA cases directly in appropriate circumstances.
B. Current table of EEA prosecutions and press releases
For a current table of all cases involving charges under the Economic Espionage Act (EEA) and more detailed information about each case, please see the link below. We have also provided information about significant cases that involve allegations of trade secret theft but did not include or have not yet resulted in a formal charge under the EEA. The table contains only those cases in which charges have been publically filed as of the date of the most recent update to this page and is provided for informational purposes only.

C. Link to EEA Section of the Intellectual Property Manual


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