U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Q&A

U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Q&A

An article penned by Gaston Kroub on Abovethelaw.com, analyses the U.S. Customs and Border Protection role in “policing IP infringement by foreign-sourced products” and how IP lawyers should be aware of its services. Gaston Kroub had the chance to sit down with Edward...
$3 billion lost to counterfeits

$3 billion lost to counterfeits

A study by Harris Interactive commissioned by HP showed that the global economy is losing around $3 billion (€2.6 billion) every year to counterfeit products sold. This HP-commissioned report from Harris Interactive showed that although there is more enforcement and...
Trade wars: Opening doors for counterfeits?

Trade wars: Opening doors for counterfeits?

Trade wars hit the consumer most because they are the ones paying the additional tariffs added to the product. Rather than paying higher prices, consumers search for cheaper products. So do the sales of counterfeit products increase during trade war? Despite holding...
HP tackles South African counterfeiting

HP tackles South African counterfeiting

The OEM has announced that it is waging war on the practice of counterfeiting currently taking place in South Africa. HP, which is famously proactive in fighting counterfeiting, has revealed its plans to tackle the problem in South Africa, in collaboration with its...
HP Fellow tackles illicit supply chains

HP Fellow tackles illicit supply chains

  As a new article by Anne Manning explains, an HP Fellow from Colorado State University, Steve Simske, and other researchers have been awarded a grant to further explore how to disrupt illicit supply chains. Simske has already done some work in this vein, having...