Organisation: World Customs Organization

Featured in WTR Special Report Q1 2023: Anti-counterfeiting strategy playbook: How to combat the growing trade in fake goods, online and offline

04 April 2023

A new study from the EUIPO and the OECD has revealed the staggering rise in counterfeit goods being traded around the globe. In response, the executive director of the EUIPO has called for coordinated action.

18 March 2019

New research from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revealed that counterfeit information and communication technology (ICT) products account for 6.5% of overall ICT trade, with almost 43% of seized counterfeits infringing the IP rights of US companies. Worryingly for those tasked with protecting brands in the sector, the OECD estimates that almost a quarter of video game consoles and controllers shipped internationally are fakes.

29 March 2017

A report released by the US Chamber of Commerce’s Global IP Centre (GIPC) this week indicates that as much as 86% of the world’s counterfeit goods originate from China. While there have been positive developments on the IP enforcement front in China over the past few years, the GIPC figures stand as a stark reminder that there is still a significant – and perhaps insurmountable – problem with counterfeiting in the country.

22 June 2016