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Corporation Service Company Tweet, avatar, vlog wall-postings… WHERE’S MY BRAND? Marketing has become more challenging with the advent of the internet that has moved consumers away from mass media and into fragmented media consumption...read more Pushing Infringers To The Edge Of Their Roi It comes as no surprise to hear the internet is booming. However, what might be surprising is the rate at which the internet is expanding…read more

Evidence Talks Securing Your Brands And IP Against Digital Pirates And Counterfeiters How safe are your organisation’s designs, patents and other intellectual property (IP) from digital piracy and counterfeiting? read more

Global Aspects e.K. Proactively Testing Integrity Companies which have undertaken review and integrity activities indicate a marked  reduction in IP crime…read more

HLBBshaw Intellectual Property Rights Presented here are three bitesize articles on topics of general interest in the field of intellectual property: due diligence; infringement of intellectual property rights in China; and parallel importation of pharmaceuticals within the EEA...read more

Melbourne IT Digital Brand Services Protect Your Digital Brands With A Global Domain Name Strategy Melbourne IT Digital Brand Services recommends a nine-step strategy towards gaining control of your domain names and protecting your brands globally...read more

Miserachs Law Office Confusion or Exclusive Rights: A Dilemma for Criminal Jurisdiction in Spain Offences against industrial property and specifically the kind typically carried out in Spain are giving rise to a substantial quantity of judicial literature...read more

Rapisardi Intellectual Property Intellectual Property In Italy Italy used to be one of the trickiest places in Europe in which to pursue an IP lawsuit – not anymore! read more

Sertytude Value Drivers IP represents one of the main intangibles among corporate assets and, in many cases, it is the fundamental element that determines the value of a company and its competitive position...read more

Baker and McKenzie The EU IP Enforcement Directive The EU Enforcement Directive is designed to increase the protection available to IP owners across the whole of the European Union. In some countries, this will mean the introduction of major changes ...read more

Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse  Drop-Catching A study on the fate of expiring domains and how the Add Grace Period is leveraged to avert domain name investment risks...read more Domain Name Monetization World-famous brands are not the only ones exploited by domain name abusers, Internet users looking for information about political candidates and public office holders, government agencies, and tragedies are also being exploited, while the domain registrants and various technical services providers profit...read more

Collyer Bristow LLP  IP Protection – Time to get Serious  Successful products and companies will often end up falling foul of counterfeiters, pirates and other types of IP criminal. There are measures that can be taken to lessen the threat that they pose…read more

Deloitte & Touche LLP Trust but Verify If not properly monitored, established business relationships could be the cause of many companies’ IP crime problems...read more

Miserachs Law Office Criminal Procedure in Relation to Organised Crime and IP Rights This report looks at the present concept of organised crime and why copyright infringement is such an attractive proposition for organised criminal gangs. The paper continues to address some unresolved questions, considers current criminal procedures, technologies and legal strategies and proposes possible remedies and improvements when investigating and prosecuting cases of copyright infringement...read more

Danubia Patent & Law Office Recent Developments in Enforcing Patent Rights in Hungary The Hungarian patent system has seen a number of changes over the last decade…read more

Dintag  Dintag – Silver Bullet Against Counterfeiting As industries and governments struggle to contain a growing tide of counterfeiting, a Finland-based company has developed a pioneering copyright protection technology that allows both businesses and end-consumers to authenticate any product within seconds, and makes forging unfeasible…read more

Evidence Talks Speed is of the Essence to Beat IP Theives In cases of IP theft, a fast global response is crucial if vital clues are to be detected before the trail goes cold...read more

Gevers & Associates Customs Authorities make Pirates Walk the Plank Because of its geographical location, Belgium is an attractive hub for IP criminals. The country’s government and customs authorities realise this, however, and have put in place laws and systems to deal with the problem...read more

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP  Counterfeit Enforcement in Canada Although efforts are currently being made to change the legislative framework for counterfeiting and piracy in Canada, until they are successful the country will continue to be a problematic jurisdiction for IP owners…read more Positive Trends in Counterfeit Enforcement in Canada After enduring many years of criticism for weak and non-existent counterfeit enforcement, there are signs that a new approach is finally taking shape in Canada. This is being led by the Federal Court and a growing public awareness of the issues...read more

IP Forma Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Lithuania IP rights holders in Lithuania are seeing a number of improvements to the country’s IP regime...read more

Keit Ltd. A New Approach to Combatting IP Crime Encrypted markings and material codes are a completely new way to protect any goods from counterfeiting and other types of IP crime...read more

KPMG Combatting Counterfeiters; First, Control Your License Too many companies fail to monitor the activities of their licensees. Such neglect is a gift to potential counterfeiters...read more Fraud Risk Management. Developing a Strategy for Prevention, Detection, and Response Instances of corporate fraud and misconduct remain a constant threat to public trust and confidence in the capital markets…read more Improved Point-of-Sale Reporting Benefits Manufacturers, Channels, and End Users: A Study of the High Tech Industry  Products rarely “flow” directly from manufacturers to end user customers. Instead, a group of intermediaries typically works with both manufacturers and customers to make the process of purchase and delivery more efficient…read more

MarkMonitor Custodians of IP and Brands must recalibrate their online presence in 2009  The proposal to expand domain name availability means custodians of IP & brands must recalibrate their online presence in 2009...read more The New World of eCrime: Targeted Brand Attacks and How to Combat Them As the Web continues to become a more dynamic and vital part of every corporation, today’s enterprises need to become more proactive at anticipating exploits and abuses...read more Evaluating New Top-Level Domains: Opportunity or Threat? The basic structure of Internet naming is likely to undergo its most significant change since its inception—and the implications for users and global corporations are extensive...read more The Brandjacking Index: Cyber Criminals are marketing Masters A new survey of the ways in  which criminals are using the internet reveals just how vulnerable brand owners really are...read more Online Brand Protection: Enforcement Is Key Nothing is more valuable to a business than its reputation. That is why brand attacks, which leverage a company’s valuable brand for nefarious purposes, must be battled on every possible front...read more

Macrovision Maximising IP Revenues The internet and its many related innovations offer new methods of distribution and potential revenue to IP owners, but can also enable piracy, posing serious risk to IP-based businesses...read more

Mainini e Associati Criminal Law Protection of IP in Italy IP crime is a major threat to Italian companies. But, if they know what they are doing, there are plenty of ways in which they can fight back…read more

Markides and Co  Tackling IP Crime in Cyprus Over recent years the Republic of Cyprus has taken a number of measures in order to combat the spread of IP crime on the island…read more

MS Partners Law Company  Intellectual Property Protection in Bulgaria Bulgaria’s intellectual property regime has seen significant change since the beginning of the 1990s...read more

MSIntelligence Faulty Towers It is hard to build the right anti-counterfeiting strategy without accurate information about how you are affected by the problem...read more

Namesco Shielding valuable brands using an industry-specific approach  If today you heard of a large global brand falling victim to online brand infringements through speculative domain name registrations, you could be forgiven for thinking that this is hardly surprising...read more

Polservice Criminal Measures Against Counterfeit Goods in Poland It seemed for a while that Poland was making headway against the problems IP crime posed in the country. Then came a perplexing decision from the country’s Supreme Court …read more

Ratza & Ratza  Achieving IP Rights Enforcement in Romania Criminals are targeting Romania as a gateway into the European Union for counterfeit and pirate goods. However, recent legislative and enforcement developments could make their task a harder one…read more Romania - The Impact of Accession to the EU As a result of EU accession, the Romanian government now takes IP much more seriously. However, there are still hurdles to overcome...read more

Merck & Co  Counterfeit Pills Genuine Treatments Fake medicines are a growing problem across the world and the internet is aiding their spread. The good news is that industry, regulators, legislators and enforcement authorities are now working together to fight back…read more

Mishcon de Reya Counterfeiting, a Solution A new way to deal with counterfeiting will not only help reduce the problem but could also bring increased financial returns to brand owners...read more

PICA Corporation Choosing Right Intelligence is the critical element in an effective brand protection programme. So it pays to find the right partner...read more

Roschier, Attorneys Ltd Securing Your Brand And Market In A Global Economy IP defines your company image and integrity and allows it to benefit from its creativity and innovation in the same way it can from its personnel, physical plant or infrastructure...read more Employee Privacy and Trade Secret Protection at Odds Finland has taken the protection of the privacy of an employee to an extreme at the cost of trade secret protection, but the pendulum may be beginning its swing towards a more balanced law...read more

Sony DADC Winning Technology Sony DADC’s smart copy control technologies provide its partners with innovation and success in the fight against IP crime…read more

Squarewise Aware and Alert An award-winning knowledge management approach complements legal measures for intellectual property protection...read more

Tumbleweed  Nonchalant About IP Protection IT intellectual property security is best practice and could give your company a competitive advantage...read more

United Trademark & Patent Services (UTPS)  Intellectual Property Law in Pakistan Although counterfeiting and other forms of IP crime are widespread in Pakistan, there are effective ways to enforce rights...read more

Varbanov & Partners Bulgaria - Extenal Border of the EU New anti-counterfeiting legislation is beginning to have an effect in Bulgaria, but more could be done...read more

Wardynski and Partners Effective Ways to Combat Counterfeiting in Poland To stand a chance of tackling counterfeiting in Poland, there are a number of rules that brand owners have to follow...read more

Wilkinson & Grist  Tackling Counterfeit Via Landlords in China By making landlords liable, civilly or criminally, in a recent series of cases, the Chinese courts have provided encouragement to trademark owners…read more

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