Each United States Attorney and CHIP AUSA has the responsibility of ensuring that CHIP AUSAs maintain their expertise by attending conferences and seminars sponsored by the Office of Legal Education, especially the annual CHIP Conference and Intellectual Property Seminar. Although USAOs should encourage other AUSAs to attend OLE/CCIPS-sponsored training, CHIP AUSAs should conduct in-office legal training to keep other AUSAs apprised of critical search and seizure law applicable to obtaining electronic evidence and conducting electronic surveillance. In addition, CHIP AUSAs should improve regional training on intellectual property enforcement for federal and state agents, and continue to conduct outreach to the high-tech industry and rights holder sector to foster the sharing of information critical to effective prosecutions. CHIP AUSA training should include training on the disruptive options identified in JM 9-50.204 above.

OLE should continue to partner with CCIPS and NSD’s National Security Cyber Section in sponsoring training virtually and in-person, in particular, annual training directed at keeping the Department’s group of expert prosecutors at the cutting edge of law, emerging technology, and the “all tools” approach to disrupting cyber threats. As resources permit, OLE and partners will continue to present seminars such as Electronic Evidence; Computer Forensics; Dark Market and Online Investigations; Intellectual Property Crimes Seminar; Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage Seminar; the Cyber Attacks and Intrusions Seminar; and the NSCS Conference.

[updated August 2023]