Marco Dugato*, 2024*with contribution of Mirko Nazzari and Domenico Di Giorgio Introduction The proliferation of online sales, intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, has significantly increased opportunities for the illicit market of substandard or falsified medicines (SFMs)(OECD and EUIPO 2020; Europol2021; Ahmed et al. 2022; ; EUIPO and Europol 2022; Jillani, Reinhard, and Hertig 2023). Criminals …
Saleem Alhabash, Anastasia Kononova, Patricia Huddleston, Heijin Lee, and Moldir Moldagaliyeva, 2023 Executive Summary Trademark counterfeiting (hereinafter “counterfeiting”) is a prevalent global risk. A survey of consumers from 17 countries (N = 13,053), conducted in seven languages, examined the prevalence of counterfeit purchase behaviors and what predicts past purchase and future purchase intentions. Our approach …
Examining Trademark Counterfeiting Legislation, Free Trade Zones, Corruption and Culture in the Context of Illicit Trade: The United States and United Arab Emirates Read the full article Kari Kammel, 2020 This Paper seeks to explore the complex dynamics of illicit trade, specifically the trade in counterfeit goods, the legal framework of two countries for comparison—the …
Citizens Support for Local Law Enforcement to Anti-Counterfeiting Activities Read the full article Jay Kennedy, Matthew Maher & Asia Campbell, 2019 Product counterfeiting is a global crime that can have substantial effects within local communities, particularly with regard to its impact on citizens. Undertaking anti-counterfeiting activities at the local level requires law enforcement agencies to …
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Clicking Into Harms Way: The Decision to Purchase Regulated Goods Online Read the Full Article 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. …
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Explaining Consumer Demand for Counterfeit Goods: Social Learning or Low Self-Control? Zoltán Levente Fejes, 2017 Two competing theoretical explanations for the knowing purchase of counterfeit goods are Akers’ Social Learning Theory and Gottfredson and Hirschi’s Low Self-Control Theory. This A-CAPP Center Backgrounder reports results of a survey among Romanian university students about volitional purchase of …
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Empowering Consumers as Capable Guardians to Prevent Online Product Counterfeiting Victimization in the Athletic Footwear Industry: A Routine Activity Perspective Read the full thesis George Adams, 2016 Submitted to Michigan State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Criminal Justice – Master of Science, 2016. E-commerce has given consumers an advantageous …
Counterfeit Parts in the U.S. Department of Defense Supply Chain Brandon Sullivan and Jeremy Wilson, 2016 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. These counterfeits are difficult to identify and are reported inconsistently …
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Virtual Communities as Guardians Against Product Counterfeiting in the Athletic Footwear Industry George Adams, 2016 As legitimate online commerce has grown, so has the use of the Internet for distributing and selling counterfeit goods. Goods with extended supply chains or limited supply that lead consumers to purchase them through secondary markets can be particularly vulnerable …
Investigating Consumer Demand for Counterfeit Goods: Examining the Ability of Social Learning and Low Self-Control to Explain Volitional Purchase of Non-deceptive Counterfeit Products in an Eastern European College Sample Click here to read the full publication Zoltan-Levente Fejes, 2016 Product counterfeiting is an interdisciplinary phenomenon that has relatively recently emerged as a field of interest …
