Operation Team Player
The IPR Center’s Operation Team Player is a year-round effort to catch people who try to pass off counterfeit sports merchandise, apparel, collectibles, memorabilia and even tickets. The IPR Center works with law enforcement and industry partners to intercept jerseys, hats, blankets, T-shirts, championship rings and a wide range of other gear in a global effort to protect people just like you.
Recent News
Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces the Seizure of 23 More Domain Names that Allegedly Violated Copyrights by Illegally Live Streaming the World Cup
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has announced the seizure of 23 websites for allegedly live streaming the World Cup games, an infringement of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) copyrights. Individuals visiting the sites will now see a message that the site has been seized by the federal government and be redirected to another site for additional information. This is the second round of seizures. On December 10, 2022, 55 websites were seized and these additional sites were seized on December 16, 2022.
Operation “In Our Sites" yields counterfeit goods worth $3M
The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and Europol have seized or shut down more than 490,475 websites illegally selling counterfeit goods and other copyright-protected material to unsuspecting consumers this past year, enhancing safety for holiday shoppers for more than a decade.
Multi-Million Dollar Scheme To Defraud Department of Defense revealed
OAKLAND – A California man faces up to 30 years in a federal prison after pleading guilty to a scheme to defraud the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Steve H.S. Kim of Alameda County pleaded guilty to selling more than $3.5 million worth of fan assemblies to the DLA that were either counterfeit or misrepresented to be new.
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#StreamSafely
The best way for consumers to protect themselves is to use only legitimate websites and streaming platforms for their digital entertainment. The IPR Center recently launched a series of holiday anti-piracy PSAs to inform consumers about the many harms they face when viewing pirated movies and television shows.
Featured Content
World Intellectual Property Day 2022
The IPR Center, in conjunction with Michigan State University’s Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP), hosted a roundtable discussion with youth entrepreneurs and Sean Williams, Co-Founder of Detroit -vs- Everyone to discuss brand protection to help creatives protect their business against intellectual property (IP) theft in support of World Intellectual Property Day 2022.
IP Protect
This joint initiative provides resources – free of charge – to aid small to medium-sized enterprises in protecting themselves against IP theft, fraud and cyber security awareness.
Operation Intangibles
The IPR Center, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Alliance for Creativity in Entertainment (ACE), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) as well as the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) today announced a multi-layered partnership designed to strengthen innovation and collaboration within the organizations’ collective content protection efforts.
IPR Center Holiday Shopping
The IPR Center’s Operation Team Player is a year-round effort to catch people who try to pass off counterfeit sports merchandise, apparel, collectibles, memorabilia and even tickets. The IPR Center works with law enforcement and industry partners to intercept jerseys, hats, blankets, T-shirts, championship rings and a wide range of other gear in a global effort to protect people just like you.