Topics: Legal/Regulations/Standards

Survey & Legal Analysis of Select Global Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting Statutes & Evidence of Prosecutions

Survey & Legal Analysis of Select Global Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting Statutes & Evidence of Prosecutions Kari Kammel, 2023 This article examines criminal trademark counterfeiting-related legislation and evidence of prosecutions in 24 countries and the European Union. The initial goal was to understand, describe and evaluate the effectiveness of criminal punishment for trademark counterfeiting in this comparative …

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Trademark Counterfeiting Enforcement Beyond Borders: The Complexities of Enforcing Trademark Rights Extraterritorially in a Global Marketplace with Territorial-Based Enforcement

Trademark Counterfeiting Enforcement Beyond Borders: The Complexities of Enforcing Trademark Rights Extraterritorially in a Global Marketplace with Territorial-Based Enforcement Kari Kammel, Matthew Azim-Kramer, Daniel Duquet, and Lillie Patterson, 2023 This article focuses on the enforcement of trademark rights, particularly those used against counterfeiters, or those who use unauthorized trademarks of another. It examines the concept …

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Illicit Trade of Counterfeit Products, Firearms, Tobacco: Analyzing the Current Global Illicit Networks

Kari Kammel, 2022 Overview of the Criminalization of Trademark Counterfeiting Globally This A-CAPP Center backgrounder is an overview of a larger A-CAPP Center study conducted by researchers at the A-CAPP Center[1] and the Transcrime Group in Italy.[2] This study included Chapter 1 dedicated to the Illicit Trade in Counterfeit Products; Chapter 2: Illicit Firearms Trade, …

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Survey & Legal Analysis of Select Global Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting Statutes & Evidence of Prosecutions

Kari Kammel[1], 2022 Overview of the Criminalization of Trademark Counterfeiting Globally The phenomenon of trademark counterfeiting is global in nature and spans almost every jurisdiction in the world where branded products are sold. Recent estimates by the OECD quantify the trade of trademark counterfeiting globally as more than USD 464 billion in 2019, or 2.5% …

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INFORM Consumers Introduction into the America COMPETES Act: How potential changes could create too many loopholes for it to be useful of effective

Kari Kammel1, 2022 Working paper: last updated February 11, 2022 INTRODUCTION WHY IS INFORM CONSUMERS NECESSARY? DEFINITION OF ONLINE MARKETPLACE STRIKING BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION OR SUPPLIER INFORMATION PROACTIVE EFFORTS: REQUIRED OR EXCLUSION? TIME FOR NOTICE AND POTENTIAL SECOND NOTICE REASONABLENESS V. CONCRETE TIMEFRAME FRAUD, ABUSE, SCAM AS AN EXCEPTION TO DIRECT, UNHINDERED COMMUNICATION? DESTRUCTION OF …

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Responsibility for the Sale of Trademark Counterfeits Online: Striking a Balance in Secondary Liability While Protecting Consumers

Responsibility for the Sale of Trademark Counterfeits Online: Striking a Balance in Secondary Liability While Protecting Consumers Kari Kammel, Jay Kennedy, Daniel Cermack, and Minelli Manoukian, 2021 This article explores: (1) the current state of trademark counterfeits on e-commerce platforms with a focus on the U.S.; (2) the history of case law in the U.S. …

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A Brief Analysis of the Chinese Intellectual Property Regime

A Brief Analysis of the Chinese Intellectual Property Regime Matthew R. Maher Scholarship Paper Joseph Longo, 2019 Introduction Intellectual property rights have had a space in China for centuries, though, they were not afforded serious legal consideration until the mid-1980’s. With a complex and comprehensive bureaucracy dedicated to protecting both foreign and domestic intellectual property, …

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Congress’s Proposed E-Commerce Legislation for Regulation of Third-Party Sellers: Why It’s Needed and How Congress Should Make It Better

Congress’s Proposed E-Commerce Legislation for Regulation of Third-Party Sellers: Why It’s Needed and How Congress Should Make It Better Read the full publication Kari Kammel and John Zacharia, 2021 When consumers buy items directly from brand owners online, consumers get exactly what they expect: the real item.  Historically, when consumers bought online through an e-commerce …

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Front & Center: Don’t Find Yourself Wrapping Fakes This Year

Don’t Find Yourself Wrapping Fakes This Year Tyler Armstrong, Lucy Ching and Tori Curtis, 2020 **Please enjoy this inaugural issue of the Front & Center bulletin crafted jointly by the Michigan State University Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP Center) and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center).  Sincerely, Jeff Rojek, Director of …

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