ANTI-COUNTERFEITING & PARALLEL TRADE TEAM
Investigations, Regional Issues, Trade secrets, Parallel Imports/Exhaustion, Piracy
Responsibilities/Mission:
To champion brand owners in the protection and enforcement of their rights against counterfeits and unlawful parallel imports within a global economy and to create a forum for the free exchange of ideas and mutual experience amongst trademark practitioners both in-house and in private practice.
Tracking and Tracing Technologies
06-12-2024
Members of the Team analyse current product tracking and tracing and anti-counterfeiting technologies currently being utilized by companies to protect not only their brands but also those of their customers.
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06-12-2024
Members of the Team analyse current product tracking and tracing and anti-counterfeiting technologies currently being utilized by companies to protect not only their brands but also those of their customers.
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How to act against counterfeiting?
27-04-2021
The Anti-Counterfeiting & Parallel Trade Team has carried out a survey of available actions around the world (including civil, criminal and administrative actions) and makes some practical recommendations for brand owners and legal practitioners.
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27-04-2021
The Anti-Counterfeiting & Parallel Trade Team has carried out a survey of available actions around the world (including civil, criminal and administrative actions) and makes some practical recommendations for brand owners and legal practitioners.
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Warning Letters
28-08-2020
This table provides an overview of the law and practice on sending warning letters in various countries
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28-08-2020
This table provides an overview of the law and practice on sending warning letters in various countries
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Building Respect for IP (BRIP) Database
29-08-2019
WIPO has created a online Building Respect for IP (BRIP) database to aggregate lists of websites suspected of infringing copyright and to make that information available to advertisers, to prevent legitimate advertising from appearing on such sites.
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29-08-2019
WIPO has created a online Building Respect for IP (BRIP) database to aggregate lists of websites suspected of infringing copyright and to make that information available to advertisers, to prevent legitimate advertising from appearing on such sites.
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How to measure the success of your online anti-counterfeit actions
06-08-2019
The Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team has compiled a list of key performance indicators to encourage investment in anti-counterfeiting online along with a hypothetical case study of a company (Sunshine) demonstrating the value of measuring KPIs.
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06-08-2019
The Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team has compiled a list of key performance indicators to encourage investment in anti-counterfeiting online along with a hypothetical case study of a company (Sunshine) demonstrating the value of measuring KPIs.
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Observatory Report
21-10-2016
The Economic Cost of IPR Infringement in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
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21-10-2016
The Economic Cost of IPR Infringement in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
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Internet Platforms and Social Media Sites
19-08-2016
The MARQUES ACPT Team, with the help of React, "a not-for-profit anti-counterfeit network", has compiled a guide to IP procedures on 30 of the most popular internet platforms and social media sites.
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19-08-2016
The MARQUES ACPT Team, with the help of React, "a not-for-profit anti-counterfeit network", has compiled a guide to IP procedures on 30 of the most popular internet platforms and social media sites.
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Note on the Most Recent Developments at the Observatory
01-04-2014
The European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights (the Observatory) was established by the European Commission in 2009. In June 2012 it was entrusted to OHIM by Regulation (EU) 386/2012.
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01-04-2014
The European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights (the Observatory) was established by the European Commission in 2009. In June 2012 it was entrusted to OHIM by Regulation (EU) 386/2012.
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Enforcement Database
01-11-2013
The European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights has launched its long-heralded enforcement database
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01-11-2013
The European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights has launched its long-heralded enforcement database
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