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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

  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security report on “Intellectual Property Rights Seizure Statistics-Fiscal Year 2017, was recently released. TheContinue Reading

On March 22, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the sentencing of a musical copyright thief to five (5)Continue Reading

So, how sophisticated was the massive theft of IP by the 9 Iranians charged by the U.S. Department of JusticeContinue Reading

Three days ago I shared a February 2nd U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release on my blog’s daily “IPContinue Reading

My last post published on February 10th titled, “Does the IP Industry Reach Out to Federal Law Enforcement Enough?” wasContinue Reading

I was recently reading an article titled, “Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth?– Interaction with Federal Law Enforcement,” published inContinue Reading

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

The July/August 2017 issue of PI Magazine contained an article I wrote titled, “Investigating Intellectual Property (IP) Theft. The articleContinue Reading

In September last year, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and City of London Police, Police Intellectual Property Crime UnitContinue Reading

In my October 24, 2016, blog-post titled, “U.S. Government Resources Dedicated to the Investigation and Prosecution of IP Crime,” IContinue Reading

In my previous blog post titled, “Trade Secrets Protection-Mindfulness,” I referred to an incident in Massachusetts in which a badContinue Reading

CASE STUDY The U.S. Department of Justice announced that on a late evening this past August, the CEO of aContinue Reading

In an article published in the World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) on September 25, 2017, it was reported that a copyrightContinue Reading

Two weeks ago it was reported in Reuters that police in Mumbai, India, arrested four current and/or former employees ofContinue Reading