How Did the 9 Iranian IP Thieves Do It?
So, how sophisticated was the massive theft of IP by the 9 Iranians charged by the U.S. Department of JusticeContinue Reading
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“Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Trafficking of Counterfeit Apple Goods Into the United States.”
Three days ago I shared a February 2nd U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release on my blog’s daily “IPContinue Reading
Does the IP Industry Reach Out to Federal Law Enforcement Enough? – FOLLOW-UP
My last post published on February 10th titled, “Does the IP Industry Reach Out to Federal Law Enforcement Enough?” wasContinue Reading
Does the IP Industry Reach Out to Federal Law Enforcement Enough?
I was recently reading an article titled, “Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth?– Interaction with Federal Law Enforcement,” published inContinue Reading
Snapchat Employee Leaks–Potential Damage Chronically Misunderstood (Trade Secrets Protection)
A recent article published in a U.S. publication (The Daily Beast) titled “Cult-Like Language”; Snapchat Threatens Crackdown, Jailtime for Leakers”,[1]Continue Reading
Investigating Intellectual Property (IP) Theft
The July/August 2017 issue of PI Magazine contained an article I wrote titled, “Investigating Intellectual Property (IP) Theft. The articleContinue Reading
Digital Piracy Crackdown – UK Report (Summary)
In September last year, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and City of London Police, Police Intellectual Property Crime UnitContinue Reading
U.S. Government Resources Dedicated to the Investigation and Prosecution of IP Crime-UPDATE
In my October 24, 2016, blog-post titled, “U.S. Government Resources Dedicated to the Investigation and Prosecution of IP Crime,” IContinue Reading
IP Protection – Radio Frequency Identification Technology (RFID) +AUDIO
In my previous blog post titled, “Trade Secrets Protection-Mindfulness,” I referred to an incident in Massachusetts in which a badContinue Reading
Trade Secrets Protection-Mindfulness (+AUDIO)
CASE STUDY The U.S. Department of Justice announced that on a late evening this past August, the CEO of aContinue Reading
Why Media Companies Should Screen the Backgrounds of Copyright Infringement Claimants (+AUDIO)
In an article published in the World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) on September 25, 2017, it was reported that a copyrightContinue Reading
IP Protection: 8 Things Media Companies Need to Do Before Using Third-Party Contractors (+AUDIO)
Two weeks ago it was reported in Reuters that police in Mumbai, India, arrested four current and/or former employees ofContinue Reading
Fake Solar Eclipse Glasses: An Outrage (+AUDIO)
Tomorrow, millions of people around the world will get ready to watch the solar eclipse. How many of those willContinue Reading
Investigating Intellectual Property (IP) Theft (+AUDIO)
The July/August 2017, issue of PI Magazine includes a feature article I wrote titled, “Investigating Intellectual Property (IP) Theft.” The article takes aContinue Reading
Can Science Help Solve the Counterfeit Problem? (+AUDIO)
In the following intriguing video and article published in the Mirror on July 5, 2017, titled, “No More Cheap Knock-Offs: Here’sContinue Reading
China’s Bootlegged Computer Software Problem (+AUDIO)
A recent article was written by PAUL MOZUR, in the NY Times, on May 15, 2017, titled, “China, Addicted toContinue Reading
Transnational Pursuit of Sports Content Piracy (+AUDIO)
The following article titled, “La Liga Gets Tough on Piracy of Its Content” published in the NY Times on April 8,Continue Reading
Anatomy of a Major Brand Owner/Chinese Police Counterfeit Investigation and Seizure (+AUDIO)
The following article published in China Plus on May 25, 2017, titled, “Chinese police crack country’s biggest case of fake sports shoes”,Continue Reading
Proactive Pursuit of Entertainment Content Pirates (+AUDIO)
In a June 13, 2017, Variety article, written by TODD SPANGLER, it publicized the creation of a coalition of entertainment organizationsContinue Reading
Monitoring Your Brand on the Internet (+AUDIO)
One of many things a New York Times article titled, “A Small Table Maker Takes On Alibaba’s Flood of Fakes,” published onContinue Reading
2017 International Law Enforcement Intellectual Property Crime Conference
11th Annual IP Crime Conference will take place on 28 & 29 August – New York City, U.S.A – United NationsContinue Reading
Chinese Consumers Outfoxed by Chinese Counterfeiters (+AUDIO)
The irony of what’s reported in this June 7, 2017 article titled, “Chinese Factories Fake Shipping Addresses to Sell Counterfeit Air Jordans”Continue Reading
CBP Launches “The Truth Behind Counterfeits” Campaign to Inform Travelers of the Dangers of Counterfeit Goods (+AUDIO)
WASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched the “The Truth Behind Counterfeits” campaign today to raise awareness of the dangers andContinue Reading
Patent Troll Supreme Court Decision has Strategy Implications for IP Private Investigations (+AUDIO)
The widely reported decision of the Supreme Court that limits the ability of plaintiffs (often ‘patent trolls’) to sue outsideContinue Reading
Is There a Different IP Protection Policy for Star Employees? (AUDIO)
The following shared article titled, “Uber Threatens to Fire Star Engineer in Legal Battle Over Driverless Cars” posted in the NY TimesContinue Reading
Big Victory for One Brand’s Zero Tolerance Anti-Counterfeit Policy (+AUDIO)
The following shared article titled, “Tracking Down a Counterfeiter, Bottle by Bottle, and Finding Justice” was published in the Corporate CounselContinue Reading
Brand Protection Teams in Pursuit of E-Commerce Counterfeiters (+AUDIO)
The following shared article titled, “Growth of Online Shopping Spurs Trade in Counterfeit Products,” was published in the Baltimore Sun onContinue Reading
Self-Storage and Counterfeit Merchandise-A Growing Concern (+AUDIO)
In a November 2016 article in the New York Times titled: Counterfeiting Trade Settles Into a New York Standby: Self-StorageContinue Reading
Staggering Counterfeit and Piracy Report (+AUDIO)
The following article was written and published by the World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) on March 15, 2017. “In FebruaryContinue Reading
The Need for IP Cargo Transporters to Conduct Background Screening of Their Customers—“Know Your Customer” (+AUDIO)
CASE STUDY In one of our recent investigations, a container leaves China en-route to a U.S. importer. The “bill ofContinue Reading