LOOKING AT FUTURE CHALLENGES IN ANTI-COUNTERFEITING AND BRAND PROTECTION IN THE NEXT DECADE

LOOKING AT FUTURE CHALLENGES IN ANTI-COUNTERFEITING AND BRAND PROTECTION IN THE NEXT DECADE In 2015, the Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection produced the Brand Protection 2020 report. This represented a collection of short articles from authors across the brand protection community, including brands, law enforcement, service providers, and academia focused on issues influencing the global risk and response to product counterfeiting, which were in need of prioritization and response in the next five years. The issues identified across the articles…

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POLICY UPDATE: A Time for Action

POLICY UPDATE I am coming up on my one-year anniversary as the Director of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center). That year has gone by quickly and been marked with numerous new projects and achievements for the IPR Center. In just the first month of 2020, we have seen some major milestones from the current administration concerning overall trade issues and intellectual property protection.    The U.S. – China Phase One Trade Agreement makes commitments to improve protection…

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