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                                     Have you been a 
                            victim of  
                            Intellectual property Theft 
                            or 
                                            charged with    Intellectual 
                            Property 
                            Theft in Pennsylvania? 
                                             Have your rights in Pennsylvania 
                            been violated? Have you been falsely accused? We can help.  
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                            if  you have a case in Pennsylvania and what 
                            to do if you do. 
                            Pennsylvania Intellectual 
                            Property 
                            Theft:
                            
                                - The act or an instance of stealing; larceny.
 
                             
                            Note: To constitute theft there must be a taking without the owner's consent, 
and it must be unlawful or felonious; every part of the property stolen must be 
removed, however slightly, from its former position; and it must be, at least 
momentarily, in the complete possession of the thief. 
                            Did You Know? 
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing 
crimes in the nation, accounting for 43 percent of all complaints received by 
the Federal Trade Commission in 2002. The FTC also reported that it received 
161,800 complaints of identity theft–up 88 percent from 86,200 the year before. 
Many believe that this is just a small fraction of the total number of victims. 
In 2002, Star Systems conducted a telephone survey that they believe indicates 
that as many as one in 20 adults, or 11.8 million Americans, have been victims 
of identity theft. 
According to a May 2000 survey by CalPIRG and the Privacy 
Rights Clearinghouse, the average consumer victim spends 175 hours and $800 
resolving identity theft problems, and it takes two to four years for victims to 
clear up all the resulting problems. The sooner you take action to clear your 
records, the better. That's why it's important to order your credit reports 
regularly, at least once a year.  
The information offered here is intended to help 
consumers take steps to reduce their risk of becoming victims of identity theft 
and to help victims take the actions necessary to resolve problems and recover 
their good names. 
                            Source: 
                            Pennsylvania 
                            Department Of Consumer Affairs - Office of Privacy 
                            Protection 
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