Year: 2018

Dear IP PI Blog Readers: Just want to take a moment to wish you and your families a Merry ChristmasContinue Reading

The following blog post is not about IP per se, however, it does address an alarming fraud scheme that organizations,Continue Reading

I was recently introduced to a FREE and extremely effective database platform for Amazon consumers who want to avoid unscrupulousContinue Reading

RECENT FIVE-PART BLOG SERIES-TRADE SECRETS THEFT ENTERPRISE In last month’s five-part blog-post series titled, “Composition of a Trade Secrets TheftContinue Reading

Last month the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced the second guilty plea from one of fiveContinue Reading

Last month the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced the second guilty plea from one of fiveContinue Reading

Last month the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced the second guilty plea from one of fiveContinue Reading

Last month the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced the second guilty plea from one of fiveContinue Reading

Last month the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced the second guilty plea from one of fiveContinue Reading

In case you missed my fellow former law enforcement colleagues (currently brand protection specialists) and I comment on topics such as:Continue Reading

In the current issue of The Brand Protection Professional: A Practitioner’s Journal (BPP), several of my IP protection colleagues including myself wereContinue Reading

California IP attorney Scott Alan Burroughs published a recent article in the Above the Law website titled, IP And PIs:Continue Reading

Recently I was introduced to the “Intellectual Property” Facebook page by one of the two administrators, Roxanne Andrieux. The group’sContinue Reading

On August 7th the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the arrest of five (5)Continue Reading

The LA Times recently published an article titled, “America’s most popular doll is being counterfeited. L.A toymaker MGA wants toContinue Reading

What is an essential way for third-party intermediaries to avoid facilitating a criminal enterprise? KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER (KYC) Whether itContinue Reading

Self-Storage facilities around the world have more in common than just providing space at reasonable rates for persons in needContinue Reading

Dear Readers: Just a quick post to let you know that IP-PI-Blog.com has been selected by Feedspot.com to be added toContinue Reading

As a follow-up to my previous post titled, “Blockchain Embraced in the Global Fight Against IP Theft,”[1] I was recentlyContinue Reading

“If I understand Blockchain correctly, it will revolutionize tracking of goods somewhat like how GPS revolutionized navigation.” That statement wasContinue Reading

It was recently reported in the Wall Street Journal that this past November in the Times Square area of NewContinue Reading

Here are three intriguing quotes from a May 14, 2018 article published in Forbes titled, “How Human Detectives Catch AIContinue Reading

Dear Subscriber: I just want to take a moment to announce that today is the “Second Anniversary” of the launchingContinue Reading

In an article published in today’s New York Times titled, “How Much Is That Sneaker in the Window? by EricaContinue Reading

About two weeks ago I was watching a U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee hearing on YouTube titled, “Safeguarding TradeContinue Reading

Last month in an article published in the Portland News titled, “Man Who Trafficked Counterfeit Nike Shoes Sentenced in Multimillion-DollarContinue Reading

Dear Readers: Today we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day! Visit the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) link below. The WIPOContinue Reading

In November 2017, seasoned counterfeit investigator Alastair Gray presented a solemn and yet enthralling 12 minute TED Talk (TED@Tommy) titled, “HowContinue Reading

In September 2017, I published a blog post titled, IP PROTECTION: 8 Things Media Companies Need to Do Before UsingContinue Reading

About a week ago Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED)–who are essentially the “Trademark Infringement Police”–were videotaped by the Al Arabiya-KhaleejContinue Reading