Topic: Nature of Counterfeiting

  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 […]

  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 […]

  Illicit Market for Counterfeit Products at Small Businesses in Michigan Read the Full Article 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 […]

  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 […]

  Measuring the Unmeasurable: Approaches to Assessing the Nature and Extent of Product Counterfeiting Click here to read the full article Jeremy Wilson, Brandon Sullivan and Megan Hollis, 2016   Due to its considerable negative consequences, product counterfeiting is a global problem that is a growing concern for consumers, government entities, law enforcement, and businesses. […]