EU: IP protection in third countries often lacking
June 2021 edition | A new analysis by the European Commission shows which countries outside of the EU are…
EUIPO: one in ten social media conversations concerns fakes
May 2021 edition | Counterfeiting is widespread on social media, as a new study by EUIPO now illustrates. According…
Swiss companies suffer billions in losses due to counterfeits
March 2021 edition | Fake goods cause billions of losses for Swiss companies, according to a new OECD study.…
Maritime shipping is main transport route for fakes
February 2021 edition | More than half of the value of seized counterfeits is obtained from sea freight shipments,…
Study: Free trade zones foster counterfeiting trade
January 2021 edition | Counterfeiters increasingly use free trade zones around the world to mask their illegal business, says…
Study warns of high counterfeiting risks on Black Friday
October 2020 edition | Online retail is facing an intensified counterfeiting threat this year in the run-up to the…
EU: Billions in lost sales due to counterfeiting
July 2020 edition | Counterfeiting causes huge losses in key economic sectors in the EU, according to a study…
Counterfeits cause billions of losses in mechanical engineering
May 2020 edition | The German mechanical engineering and plant engineering industry suffers increasingly from counterfeiting, says a study…
Global trade in fake pharmaceuticals is worth billions
April 2020 edition | Worldwide, trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals is estimated at more than four billion euros. This is…
Dark Web: Anti-counterfeiting actions have side effects
March 2020 edition | The shutdown of some illegal marketplaces on the Dark Web fosters the trade in counterfeits…
