The plan was unveiled by US Attorney General Eric Holder and by Victoria Espinel, the administration's Intellectual Property Enforcement Co-ordinator.

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"The theft of trade secrets impacts national security, undermines our global competitiveness, diminishes U.S. export prospects and puts American jobs at risk, " said Victoria Espinel, U.S. intellectual-property enforcement coordinator.

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"Those who sell prescription drugs online without a valid prescription are operating illegally, undercutting the laws that were put in place to protect patients, and are thereby endangering the public health, " said Victoria Espinel, US intellectual property enforcement co-ordinator, in a statement.

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