LoginPandemic boosts counterfeiting
New reports show how counterfeiting has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic
Posted 10 March 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Counterfeit Goods|Europe
UPDATES: New Europol and EUIPO findings show how organised criminals exploited the COVID-19 pandemic, online shopping growth and demand for healthcare products to expand counterfeiting, while the Anti-Counterfeit Group reports continued enforcement action and platform partnerships.
The latest Intellectual Property Crime Threat Assessment reveals the extent to which criminal networks made profits from counterfeiting at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
International organised crime groups were quick to exploit the opportunities presented by the pandemic and swiftly intensified the manufacture and production of often dangerous fake products to meet growing dem...
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