Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Latin America: An Institutional Grammar Tool Approach

Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Latin America: An Institutional Grammar Tool Approach
Manuel Vélez and Doria Vélez, 2025 Do criminal sanctions actually deter intellectual property crime? This white paper examines how Latin American countries design and enforce criminal intellectual property rights laws, with a deep dive into Mexico’s recent enforcement decline. The main objective of the research is to describe and compare the similarities and differences between […]

When Organizations Talk to Consumers about Counterfeiting: Analysis of 2005-2024 Communication and Consumer Education Campaigns to Build Theory-Informed Brand Protection Strategies

When Organizations Talk to Consumers about Counterfeiting: Analysis of 2005-2024 Communication and Consumer Education Campaigns to Build Theory-Informed Brand Protection Strategies
Anastasia G. Kononova, Saleem Alhabash, Patricia Huddleston, Moldir Moldagaliyeva, Heijin Lee, Subhalakshmi Bezbaruah, Dana Anafina This project investigates the effectiveness of anti-counterfeiting communication strategies through content analysis and experimental research grounded in media and communication theory. Nearly 400 messages from 94 campaigns (2005–2024) were analyzed to identify elements that induce or reduce psychological reactance—a resistance […]

Artificial Intelligence & Intellectual Property: Perceptions of Intellectual Property and Brand Protection Professionals

Artificial Intelligence & Intellectual Property: Perceptions of Intellectual Property and Brand Protection Professionals
Saleem Alhabash, Kari Kammel, Duygu Kanver, Maria Molina Amid exponential growth in the use of artificial intelligence (AI), the Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP) and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) conducted a multi-method study to explore threat and benefit perceptions of AI use in intellectual property protection among experts […]

Job Task Analysis

Job Task Analysis
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