Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS)

The Economic Espionage Act

To view a summary chart of cases prosecuted under the Economic Espionage Act,
18 U.S.C. §§ 1831-9, click on the link below.

Current table of EEA prosecutions and press releases

 

1. CCIPS Role in Economic Espionage Act Prosecutions
2. 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.

• Economic Espionage Act Legislative History

B. Link to EEA Section of the Intellectual Property Manual

• This link will take you directly to the section of the Department of Justice’s Intellectual Property manual addressing the Economic Espionage Act.

  Click here for more information on:

Intellectual Property Policy and Programs
Intellectual Property Cases
Prosecuting Intellectual Property Crimes Guidance
Criminal Intellectual Property Laws
Economic Espionage Act
Intellectual Property Documents

 

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Updated page January 30, 2002

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