Author: Jeremy Wilson

The 2017 A-CAPP Center Brand Protection Strategy Summit: Issues and Best Practices in Partnerships, Return on Investment, and E-Commerce

Clifford A. Grammich and Jeremy Wilson, 2018 Since its launch as the first academic body focusing on the complexities of anti-counterfeiting and product protection, the Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP Center) at Michigan State University (MSU) has sought closer partnerships with brand owners. The 2017 Brand Protection Strategy Summit, the third such summit …

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Assessing and Building on Four Decades of Product Counterfeiting Research

Brandon A. Sullivan, Fiona Chan, Roy Fenoff and Jeremy Wilson, 2017 For researchers to advise efforts to combat product counterfeiting, they must first establish what is known about it. As a first step in doing so, A-CAPP Center researchers conducted a content analysis of 47 articles discussing product counterfeiting and published in criminal justice and …

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Assessing the Developing Knowledge-Base of Product Counterfeiting: A Content Analysis of Four Decades of Research

Brandon Sullivan, Fiona Chan, Jeremy Wilson and Roy Fenoff 2017 Considering the steady and rapid growth of product counterfeiting and the damage it causes to society, it is important for criminology and criminal justice scholars to assist criminal justice officials, industry practitioners, and law makers in understanding the product counterfeiting problem and developing strategies to …

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Towards A More Proactive Approach to Brand Protection: Development of the Organizational Risk Assessment for Product Counterfeiting (ORAPC)

Jay Kennedy, Ryan Labrecquea and Jeremy Wilson, 2017 Introduction The range of counterfeit products that enter the legitimate marketplace is vast and includes handbags, purses, clothing, watches, aircraft parts, automotive parts, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, personal health care and beauty items, and consumer electronic goods. In fact, the scale of product counterfeiting is so vast that …

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Illicit Trade in Counterfeit Products: An Examination of the Opportunity-Risk Connection

Brandon Sullivan, Rod Kinghorn and Jeremy Wilson, 2017 This unique Handbook provides multiple perspectives on the growth of illicit trade, primarily exploring counterfeits and internet piracy. It includes expert opinion on a wide range of topics including the evaluation of key global enforcement issues, government and private-sector agency initiatives to stifle illicit trade, and the …

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Clicking Into Harms Way: The Decision to Purchase Regulated Goods Online

Jay Kennedy and Jeremy Wilson, 2017 Counterfeit products are a significant global risk to brands and those who hold intellectual property rights to them. They also pose significant risks to public health and safety, the economy, and even national security. Given consumer and organizational dependence on branded products, virtually everyone is vulnerable to counterfeits and …

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The Future of Brand Protection: Responding to the Global Risk

Jeremy Wilson, 2017 Counterfeit products are a significant global risk to brands and those who hold intellectual property rights to them. They also pose significant risks to public health and safety, the economy, and even national security. Given consumer and organizational dependence on branded products, virtually everyone is vulnerable to counterfeits and has a stake …

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Illicit Market for Counterfeit Products at Small Businesses in Michigan

Brandon Sullivan, Jeremy Wilson, Ross Militz, 2017 Research on small businesses facilitating illicit markets and the efforts of nonfederal law enforcement agencies to identify these small business offenders has been scant. This exploratory study examines the illicit market for counterfeit products sold through small businesses in the State of Michigan. This article was published in …

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Partnerships and the Battle Against Product Counterfeits

Brandon Sullivan, Rod Kinghorn and Jeremy Wilson, 2017 Partnerships between brand owners, governments, academics, consumers, and other stakeholders are essential to tackling the pervasive and persistent global problem of product counterfeiting. This Backgrounder highlights the importance of these partnerships, the need for widespread recognition of the shared nature of problems, and the development of solutions …

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Liabilities and Responsibilities: Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTI’s) and the Distribution of Counterfeit Goods

Jay Kennedy and Jeremy Wilson, 2017 Whether they know it or not, ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs) play a crucial role in the distribution of counterfeit goods across the globe. When these companies provide their services to product counterfeiters, they contribute to the proliferation of criminal schemes, and may expose themselves to criminal and civil liability. …

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