News

 

31.05.2022: VDMA publishes new study on product piracy in mechanical and plant engineering: More than 70% of companies are still affected. more

 

02.05.2022: German customs authorities publish statistics for 2021. Statistic for the year 2021

 

March 2022: EUIPO and OECD publish new study on trade in dangerous counterfeits that pose safety, health and environmental risks. more

 

11.03.2022: Following the EUIPO publication "Economic impact of COVID-19 crisis in IPR-intensive industries" from May 2021, EUIPO releases the study "Economic performance of IPR indicators: December 2021 update" presenting data for the whole year of 2021.

 

07.03.2022: Joint report released by EUIPO and Europol sees an increase of trade in counterfeit and pirated goods during the pandemic read

 

17.02.2022: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) releases "2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy"

 

17.02.2022: EUIPO publishes new case-law overview on infringement and enforcement of intellectual property rights read

 

December 2021: APM has co-signed a joint statement on the Digital Services Act (DSA) together with several industry-NGOs, comsumer organisations and civil society groups.

 

30.11.2021: APM Press release: Produkt- und Markenpiraterie auf dem Vormarsch. EU-Kommission und EUIPO veröffentlichen Statistik zur Durchsetzung der Rechte am geistigen Eigentum read more

 

09.11.2021: APM Press release regarding the Digital Services Act: Die dunkle Seite des Online-Booms - Online-Shopping muss endlich sicherer werden read more

 

25.10.2021: The EUIPO has released two new reports on third-party vendors on online trading platforms (here) and the misuse of online trading platforms for distribution of counterfeits (here)

 

22.06.2021: OECD and EUIPO publish new report on the extent of global trade in counterfeit products – Global trade in Fakes: A Worrying Threat

 

08.06.2021: EUIPO launches new Pan European Awareness Campaign on World Anti-Counterfeiting Day 2021

 

08.02.2021: Joint IP Contribution report by EUIPO and the European Patent Office finds that investing in intellectual property pays off read more

 

17.12.2020: EU Commission releases the EU Customs Statistic for the year 2019

 

The European Commission has published its proposal for a Digital Services Act more

 

Customs authorities in Hamburg destroy 211.488 counterfeit products, among them parfume, underware and toys more

 

15.05.2020: German Customs Statistic for the year 2019 published read more