THE BULLETIN

EVENTS

BRINGING DOWN COUNTERFEITING 2022: POLICY HACKATHON

August 27-November 5, 2022
In person in Washington, D.C. and VirtuaL

The event invites teams and individuals from academic institutions and industry to compete for over $20,000+ in prizes to develop new public policy ideas to improve public-private collaborations in the United States to combat counterfeiting. Ideas that enhance data sharing and operational collaboration among the private-sector and state, local, and federal law enforcement entities are of particular interest in this event. 
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2022 EUROPOL IP CRIME CONFERENCE

October 27-28, 2022
Rome, Italy


This annual event was launched in 2017. The 2022 event will be held in partnership with the IACC and Guardia di Finanza. This is the first in-person Europol IP Crime Conference taking place since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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IACC ANNUAL CONFERENCE

April 2-4, 2023 
Nashville, TN


Registration is open for the IACC Annual Conference 2023! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to network and gather with hundreds of brands, law enforcement, and industry professionals from around the world. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are also available. Click here to download the full sponsorship brochure. 
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INTA ANNUAL MEETING

May 16-20, 2023
Singapore, in person and virtual



INTA’s 2023 Annual Meeting Live+ will once again bring together the most influential brand professionals from across the globe and industries at the largest gathering of its kind! For more information and registration details
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RESOURCES -EDUCATION

APPLIED BRAND PROTECTION TRAINING


Courses are offered through the A-CAPP Center 100% online and are self-guided. Information is presented in a way that assumes participants have already developed a basic foundation in the topical area, which will allow for in-depth coverage and participants gaining an advanced level of knowledge. Available courses are Building and Sustaining Brand Protection Teams, Risk Assessment for Counterfeit Products, and Supply Chain and Counterfeits.
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE

This professional certificate offered through the A-CAPP Center provides core concepts and competencies needed to become a brand protection professional ready to face the legal, business, strategic, and security challenges of your industry. All courses are 100% online, self-guided, available 24 hours/day, and can be taken in whole to earn the certificate or individually to further develop specific knowledge.
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RESOURCES -RECENT PUBLICATIONS

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce offers some ways for parents to avoid buying counterfeit goods for the upcoming school year.

This publication cover 2012-2022, celebrating the decade of achievement by the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights as part of EUIPO.

THE BRAND PROTECTION PROFESSIONAL | SEPTEMBER 2022 | VOLUME 7 NUMBER 3
2022 COPYRIGHT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES