* Previously posted on IPPIBlog.com In a prior post titled, “Assessment of Jurisdictional Public and Private IP Crime Resources,” I said, “One basic complication to assessing an IP holder’s security risks, and activating strategies to address those risks will, in part, depend on the IP protection laws and the force behind the jurisdictional (foreign and…
Details* Previously posted on IPPIBlog.com It was widely reported in late May that Chinese authorities conducted a raid in the Guangzhou region, and seized 33,000 fake Toyota auto parts bound for Australia, as well as 55,000 bogus Toyota boxes. According to news reports, Australian undercover operatives entered the facilities of two independent distributors of Toyota…
Details* Previously posted on IPPIBlog.com The following extract is recommendations made to IP rights/brand holders to consider in utilizing and selecting private investigators to assist them in investigating and protecting their IP. This extract was pulled from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Manual: A Practical…
Details* Previously posted on IPPIBlog.com Key to effectively responding to IP violations is to have a global intimacy of IP’s exploitation in the marketplace, and the dynamics of government, private organizations, and the mechanisms in place to assist and inform IP holders in order to prevent a breach, and when a breach is identified, to…
Details* Previously posted on IPPIBlog.com The theft of American IP is about much more than the aggregation of big numbers. It is also the collection of individual, sometimes devastating, stories of loss. For instance, when the American Superconductor Corporation had its wind-energy software code stolen by a major customer in China, it lost not only…
Details
