Intellectual Property
Oct. 16, 1999
Catching Fakes
Catching Fakes Courts May Grant Ex Parte Seizure Orders in Counterfeit Cases By Edward O. Lear Counterfeiting costs all U.S. businesses an estimated $200 billion each year - up from about $5.5 billion in 1985. Cong. Rec. H5778 (June 4, 1996). That includes everything from computer programs to pharmaceuticals and luxury apparel. Fortune 500 companies spend about $3 million each annually on enforcement actions against fake goods.
By Edward O. Lear
Counterfeiting costs all U.S. businesses an estimated $200 billion each year - up from about $5.5 billion in 1985. Cong. Rec. H5778 (June 4, 1996). That includes everything from computer programs to pharmaceuticals and luxury apparel. Fortune 500 companies spend about $3 million each annually on enforcem...
Counterfeiting costs all U.S. businesses an estimated $200 billion each year - up from about $5.5 billion in 1985. Cong. Rec. H5778 (June 4, 1996). That includes everything from computer programs to pharmaceuticals and luxury apparel. Fortune 500 companies spend about $3 million each annually on enforcem...
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