1. The fight against counterfeiting: an admission of failure?
A few years ago, not every act of counterfeiting in the field of intellectual property law was necessarily the work of a criminal organization. Today, however, the situation has changed completely, as counterfeiting is essentially an industrial activity, financed by investors from the international criminal world –, including drug traffickers – who are keen to recycle dirty money without risk. Global trade in counterfeit goods is estimated at over $650 billion in 2008. This figure is expected to double by 2015 . Depending on the scope of calculation, it represents between 3% and 7% of international trade.
The counterfeiter has only one financial objective. He doesn't care about the consequences for individuals...
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Bibliography
Websites
DGCIS http://www.industrie.gouv/dgcis
UNIFAB http://www.unifab.com
National Traceability Center http://www.polenationaldetracabilite.com
...Regulations
Anti-counterfeiting Act No. 2007-1544 of October 29, 2007 http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000279082
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement http://ec.europa.eu/trade/creating-opportunities/trade-topics/intellectual-property/anti-counterfeiting/
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