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The IMB aware of the escalating level of this criminal activity, wanted to provide a free service to the seafarer and established the 24 hour IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
A newsletter about fraud and global asset recovery from the office of International Chamber of Commerce's FraudNet. To read about key asset recovery cases and global compliance with anti-fraud and money-laundering laws, please click in the link above for the Newsletter PDF.
CCS offers a flexible membership arrangement based on the selection of predetermined membership packages. A prospective member can elect to join one or more Bureaux according to their requirements.
Losses due to official misconduct account for a great many maritime trade incidents. Each incident can be complex and wide-ranging in nature. It is therefore unlikely that any one company will have the knowledge and resources to be able to investigate it thoroughly.
Counterfeiting and piracy are a drain on our businesses and on the global economy. It has resulted in the widespread loss of lawful employment and a massive reduction of tax revenues.
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There can be little doubt that the enforcement of intellectual property rights is one of the most critical aspects of the war against counterfeiting and piracy. It is also arguably one of the most difficult.
Over the past decade the laws of many countries have changed significantly to address the modern counterfeiting crime wave and provide new and improved weapons for intellectual property rights holders.
This Guide will provide a useful resource for all those seeking to protect and enforce intellectual property rights throughout the world. Although it provides but a snapshot in time of the civil, criminal and customs procedures that afford redress to rights owners, it will not remain frozen in time. We plan to regularly update it and expand it to jurisdictions, which are not so far included.
CCS IP Rights Guide 2006.pdf
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Little is being done to educate consumers about the impact of counterfeiting and the consequences of buying counterfeit goods. The public are largely unaware of the more damaging and sinister effects of counterfeiting, in particular:
- The involvement of organised crime
- Health and safety issues
- Job losses
- Loss of tax revenue by governments
- Social costs through the exploitation of workers producing counterfeits
To assist the education process, CIB has assembled its own collection of counterfeits and set up the International Exhibition of Counterfeiting (IEC) in 1998. The exhibition also serves as an educational tool for governments, judiciaries and law enforcement. It is available to display at conferences, museums and anti-counterfeiting events throughout the world.
Our collection of counterfeit exhibits gathers together a whole range of fake goods; from those commonly sold by street vendors, such as sunglasses and perfumes through to car parts, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and electrical goods. Recent additions to the exhibits include red pepper powder mixed with brick dust, and coffee powder prepared in a wood processing plant.
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Exclusive to CIB members, the monthly Counterfeiting Confidential includes information on the provenance of counterfeit products and their distribution networks. It also provides an overview on current topics, news on new product protection and anti-counterfeiting techniques, and details on the latest initiatives and enforcement strategies.
Accompanying articles explain the activities of counterfeiters, referring to and showing where applicable, examples of the products they have produced and highlighting the differences between these and the genuine article.
Counterfeiting Confidential allows members to index, store and cross-reference cases for their own use. It also enables organisations to use the information as a means of warning others that may be vulnerable within the business and need to know what to look out for.
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