What is ICE’s role in countering Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) violations?
ICE investigates criminal violations of IPR laws. ICE hosts the National IPR Coordination Center, or IPR Coordination Center, which was established in 2000 as a unified U.S. government response targeting IPR crimes. The IPR Coordination Center is composed of investigative and analytical personnel from ICE, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, CCIPS FFA-OCI (Office of Criminal Investigation), DOC and USPIS. The IPR Coordination Center accepts allegations from public and private sectors concerning IPR violations via the ICE Web site: with an IPR complaint form; via e-mail at iprcenter@dhs.gov; and via a toll-free telephone hotline: 1-866-IPR-2060.