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A-CAPP Center Product Counterfeiting Database: Insights Into Converging Crimes

A-CAPP Center Product Counterfeiting Database: Insights Into Converging Crimes Jay Kennedy, 2019 PREFACE This report is a detailed review of product counterfeiting incidents contained within the A-CAPP Center’s Product Counterfeiting Database (PCD), most of which involve pharmaceuticals, electronics, food products, and automotive parts. The PCD contains information about specific product counterfeiting schemes, including information about …

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The Crime of Product Counterfeiting: A Legal Analysis of the Usage of State-Level Statutes

The Crime of Product Counterfeiting: A Legal Analysis of the Usage of State-Level Statutes Read the full article Kari Kammel, Brandon Sullivan and Lorryn Young, 2019 This legal analysis of the state-level trademark counterfeiting criminal enforcement framework in the United States (“U.S.”) scrutinizes the use and non-use of state statutes to prosecute and convict trademark counterfeiters. Relying on …

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

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

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

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 …

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The Future of Brand Protection: Responding to the Global Risk

The Future of Brand Protection: Responding to the Global Risk Read the Full Article 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 …

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An Empirical Examination of Product Counterfeiting Crime Impacting the U.S. Military

An Empirical Examination of Product Counterfeiting Crime Impacting the U.S. Military Read the full article Brandon Sullivan and Jeremy Wilson, 2017 Counterfeit parts in the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) supply chain threaten national security by compromising critical military operations and placing the lives of military service members at risk. With the goal of illustrating …

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Brand Owner Approaches to Assessing the Risk of Product Counterfeiting

Brand Owner Approaches to Assessing the Risk of Product Counterfeiting Click here to read the full article Jeremy Wilson and Brandon Sullivan, 2016 Product counterfeiting is an ongoing problem whose complexity makes it difficult to be assessed. Although many organizations have estimated its extent, their measurements often have methodological shortcomings. Brand owners are working with …

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Measuring Product Counterfeiting: Insights from Current Research and Practice

Measuring Product Counterfeiting: Insights from Current Research and Practice Jeremy Wilson and Brandon Sullivan, 2016 Estimates of product counterfeiting vary widely in what they measure and when, how, and where they measure it. Yet measurements remain vital both for showing the extent of counterfeiting as well as determining how to address it. A-CAPP Center researchers …

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The 2016 A-CAPP Center Brand Protection Strategy Summit: Emerging Challenges and Progress

The 2016 A-CAPP Center Brand Protection Strategy Summit: Emerging Challenges and Progress Read the full paper Clifford A. Grammich and Jeremy Wilson, 2016 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 …

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Review of Reports Quantifying the Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy

Review of Reports Quantifying the Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy Click here to read the full article John Spink and Zoltan Levente-Fejes, 2012 Product counterfeiting is growing internationally in scope, scale, and threat. The economic impact is believed to be in hundreds of billions of dollars. There is growing awareness of the developed and …

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