A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
S 5160 amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to expand how U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can share information about suspected intellectual property rights violations during trade. The bill allows CBP to share nonpublic details about merchandise - such as data from online marketplaces, shipping companies, or freight forwarders - with other parties, including "any other party with an interest in the merchandise" as determined by CBP. This directly affects CBP, online platforms (like Amazon or eBay), shipping operators, and importers by broadening the scope of information shared to address IP infringement. The key change replaces vague terms like "suspects" with "reasonable suspicion" and explicitly includes packaging and shipping details in the information-sharing process.
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Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 24, 2024
Last action Sep 24, 2024
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Sep 24, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Sep 24, 2024
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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