How Do You Report Intellectual Property Crime?
There is a high potential for abuse of intellectual property, from illegal distribution to misrepresenting another’s work as your own. However, the laws in the US that cover intellectual property crime have set procedures to report such crimes and to end them. Report any intellectual property crime to its owner, if it is not your own property. Intellectual property owners are responsible for being aware of any infringement against their property. An email or phone call should be enough. Issue a letter asking for the party committing infringement to cease and desist. This may be a simple formality if you have asked them previously, but a written letter is crucial to the proceedings. Contact a lawyer. You can ask a lawyer to handle all formalities, such as issuing cease-and-desist letters or take-down notices, or you may choose to wait to engage a lawyer until you need to take the matter to court. There are attorneys who are certified as specialists in intellectual property law, or may h
