2013 Media

India must make enforcing IP protection laws a priority, ICC BASCAP tells leaders

New Dehli | 30/09/2013

A new ICC Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) report released last week highlights serious issues related to...Read more
EU report findings: ICC says now is time for leaders to step up IP protection

Paris | 12/09/2013

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has hailed the release of a new European report revealing that intellectual property (IP)...Read more
New report calls for actions to stop counterfeiting and piracy in Free Trade Zones

Dubai | 15/05/2013

A new report from ICC’s Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) calls for increased regulation and better management of...Read more
ICC welcomes Russia’s specialized court for IP related disputes

Paris | 03/05/2013

Speaking at an international conference hosted by the Supreme Commercial (Arbitrazh) Court of the Russian Federation, Designs Rapporteur of...Read more
UNICRI and ICC BASCAP release new report on Proceeds of Crime legislation

Istanbul | 25/04/2013

The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and ICC Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy...Read more
Seventh Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy opens in Istanbul

Istanbul | 24/04/2013

Senior decision-makers from governments, law enforcement, customs and the private sector are gathered in Istanbul, Turkey, for the Seventh...Read more
New report reveals value of IP in Kenya

Tanzania | 19/03/2013

A study commissioned by ICC’s Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) initiative reports that Kenya’s current...Read more

2012 Media

Tobacco Products Directive risks undermining IP rights in EU market

Paris | 19/12/2012

Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP), an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), is concerned that...Read more
ICC lecture series advances IP proficiency in Russia

Saint Petersburg, Russia | 06/12/2012

The first in a four-part series of ICC lectures on intellectual property (IP) took place last Friday in Saint Petersburg State University.Read more
IP protection key to economic development and growth in Russia, ICC BASCAP warns leaders

Moscow | 22/10/2012

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) told business leaders and government officials – including Russian Prime Minister Dmitry...Read more
Proposed regulation of tobacco packaging in New Zealand could increase counterfeiting, ICC BASCAP warns

Paris | 04/10/2012

Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP), an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), cautioned that New...Read more
ICC to co-host intellectual property seminar in Beijing

Beijing | 25/09/2012

The ICC Commission on Intellectual Property is teaming up with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) to co-host...Read more
ICC’s Intellectual Property Roadmap now available in Portuguese

Sao Paulo | 23/08/2012

Read this article in PortugueseThe Portuguese edition of ICC’s flagship intellectual property (IP) publication The ICC Intellectual Property...Read more
ICC BASCAP cautions against standardized packaging of tobacco products in UK

Paris | 10/08/2012

Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP), an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce has responded to a UK...Read more
BASCAP study: IP protection key to Kenya’s economic development and growth

Nairobi | 07/08/2012

Findings from an ICC Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) study on the value of intellectual property (IP) in Kenya...Read more
European manufacturing and creative industries react to European Parliament vote on ACTA

Brussels | 05/07/2012

Europe’s innovative manufacturing and creative industries consider that yesterday’s vote by the European Parliament will be damaging for...Read more
Europe needs ACTA

Brussels | 08/06/2012

We represent thousands of companies and workers in Europe’s innovative, manufacturing and creative sectors and we believe that Europe needs...Read more
BASCAP wins high commendation award on World Anti-Counterfeiting Day

Paris | 07/06/2012

Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) received the 2012 Highly Commended Award in the Association category at the 14th...Read more
Global business leaders remind EU leaders of importance of ACTA to economic growth and job creation

Paris | 04/06/2012

New report links ACTA to potential economic growth of €50 billion and 960,000 new jobs in EURead more
ICC joins World IP Day activities

Paris | 27/04/2012

Observing international world intellectual property (IP) day yesterday, ICC supported a host of activities to demonstrate how intellectual...Read more
Plain packaging of tobacco raises broader issues for consumers, government and business

Paris | 16/04/2012

ICC’s Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) group today cautioned the UK government to keep an open mind and consider...Read more
BASCAP/INTA issue study on ACTA benefits and provisions

Brussels | 29/02/2012

Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) and the International Trademark Association (INTA) today released a study...Read more
Business urges European Parliament to pass ACTA

Brussels | 26/01/2012

Today, European and national business associations commend the European Union (EU) and Member States as they moved to join their global...Read more
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Geneva | 24/01/2012

ICC has launched the 11th edition of its flagship intellectual property (IP) publication ICC Intellectual Property Roadmap: Current and...Read more
Enforcement of IP Rights in Kenya Workshop

Nairobi, Kenya | 21/05/2011

On May 17-20, 2011, representatives from US and Kenyan agencies gathered in Nairobi for a four day event, “Enforcement of IP Rights in...Read more

2011 Media

ICC BASCAP launches Intellectual Property Guidelines in Russian

Moscow | 07/12/2011

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) initiative on business action to stop counterfeiting and piracy (BASCAP) today launched a...Read more
Spanish edition of intellectual property handbook for business associations launched

Paris | 25/11/2011

A Spanish version of the ICC-WIPO publication Making intellectual property work for business was launched yesterday during the Latin...Read more
Australian law raises concerns for trademark owners and business

Paris | 10/11/2011

In response to the Australian Senate’s approval of the plain packaging bill, the International Chamber of Commerce’s Business Action to Stop...Read more
ICC BASCAP Comments Denounce Proposed Australian Plain Packaging Regulation

Paris | 20/10/2011

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) initiative today called on the...Read more
Business Community Lauds Countries’ Signing of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

New York | 01/10/2011

Today, 15 organizations representing companies around the world publicly applaud Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Morocco,...Read more
ICC BASCAP puts counterfeiting and piracy in Turkey at US$10.6 billion as officials meet to stem effects

Ankara, Turkey | 29/09/2011

Ankara, Turkey “The aim of the conference was to bring together all the key players to explore how Turkey’s government and businesses can...Read more
ICC and WCO sign agreement to strengthen working partnership

Brussels | 27/06/2011

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Customs Organisation (WCO) today signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding...Read more
World Anti-Counterfeiting Day: ICC BASCAP launches consumer awareness campaign

Paris | 08/06/2011

There is no better time than today for consumers around the world to declare “Fakes Cost More – I Buy Real” as national and international...Read more
Enforcement of IP Rights in Kenya Workshop

Nairobi, Kenya | 21/05/2011

On May 17-20, 2011, representatives from US and Kenyan agencies gathered in Nairobi for a four day event, “Enforcement of IP Rights in...Read more
ICC says proposed australian plain packaging regulation 'bad public policy'

Paris | 21/04/2011

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today called on the Australian government to reject proposed regulations requiring tobacco...Read more
Intellectual property is a powerhouse for innovation and economic growth

Paris | 03/02/2011

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has released a new report that provides compelling evidence of the value of IP and the benefits...Read more
Impacts of counterfeiting and piracy to reach US$1.7 trillion by 2015

Paris | 02/02/2011

A new report released today by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) indicates that the global economic and social impacts of...Read more
Sixth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy Opens in Paris

Paris | 02/02/2011

Over 900 delegates from intergovernmental organizations, national governments, enforcement agencies and business from more than 100...Read more
6th Global anti-counterfeiting and piracy congress to meet in Paris

Paris | 14/01/2011

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Secretary General Jean-Guy Carrier will join French Economy, Finance and Industry Minister Christine...Read more
Global anti-counterfeiting and piracy congress to meet in Paris

Paris | 14/01/2011

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Secretary General Jean-Guy Carrier will join French Economy, Finance and Industry Minister Christine...Read more

2010 Media

Maximizing the value of Mexican Innovations through Intellectual Property

Paris | 09/12/2010

Intellectual property (IP) has not only become a fundamental factor in the process of turning a great idea into a successful product or...Read more
IP Roadmap in Russian launched today at Expo-priority Conference in Moscow

Paris | 09/12/2010

To read the Russian version of this text, please click here. The Russian translation of the 10th edition of the International Chamber of...Read more
ICC BASCAP partners with IGOs on Sixth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy

Paris | 25/11/2010

Paris The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), through its Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) initiative, will...Read more
Business associations band together in support of ACTA

New York | 18/11/2010

The International Trademark Association (INTA) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and...Read more
ICC 2010 IP Roadmap now available in Portuguese

Paris | 14/09/2010

The Portuguese translation of the 10th edition of the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Intellectual Property Roadmap for Business...Read more
Global organizations provide governments with recommendations on anti-conterfeiting trade agreement

New York | 25/06/2010

ICC's Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) and the International Trademark Association (INTA) today announced the...Read more
ICC urges G8/G20 action on counterfeiting and piracy

Toronto, Canada | 22/06/2010

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the voice of world business, today called on leaders at the G8 and G20 summits to act...Read more
ICC’s BASCAP launches Intellectual Property Guidelines in Cairo

Cairo | 08/06/2010

The International Chamber of Commerce’s BASCAP group today launched a set of intellectual property (IP) guidelines designed to help...Read more
ICC publishes tenth edition of popular IP Roadmap

Paris | 07/04/2010

The tenth edition of ICC’s popular “Intellectual Property Roadmap for Business and Policy Makers” was released today, with updated...Read more
ICC calls for successful end to anti-counterfeiting negotiations

Brussels | 06/04/2010

ICC today called for a successful conclusion to the negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) that have lasted almost...Read more
1.2m jobs to be lost to piracy

Brussels | 17/03/2010

A new study released today by the International Chamber of Commerce’s BASCAP (Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy) initiative...Read more

2009 Media

Global congress says stopping counterfeiting and piracy will help economy

Cancun | 03/12/2009

Top government officials, business leaders and senior law enforcement authorities today urged national and international political and...Read more
Study shows most consumers buy counterfeit goods with little remorse

Mexico | 02/12/2009

A new report released today reveals that 80% of consumers spanning the developed and developing world regularly purchase counterfeit and...Read more
Global Congress to call for coordinated response to counterfeit threat

Cancun | 01/12/2009

Senior decision makers from governments, law enforcement, customs agencies and the private sector represented by ICC are gathering in Cancun...Read more
ICC’s BASCAP launches Intellectual Property Guidelines in Latin America

Cancun | 01/12/2009

ICC’s Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) group today launched a set of intellectual property (IP) guidelines...Read more
ICC to press for solutions to counterfeiting, piracy

Paris | 03/11/2009

ICC said today it will challenge global leaders gathering at a major congress to identify concrete solutions to the growing problem of...Read more
ICC BASCAP launches Intellectual Property Guidelines in China

Guangzhou, China | 27/10/2009

The International Chamber of Commerce’s BASCAP group today launched a set of intellectual property (IP) guidelines designed to help...Read more
Intellectual property rights protection vital in climate change negotiations

Paris | 15/09/2009

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are vital in the development and diffusion of new and existing technologies for combating climate change,...Read more
Intellectual Property survey shows chambers increasingly active in field

Paris | 31/07/2009

A new survey on intellectual property (IP) services provided by chambers of commerce shows that many more chambers around the world are...Read more
ICC calls on G8 to avoid economic nationalism

Rome | 12/06/2009

The G8 summit should resist pressures to resort to economic nationalism and should further strengthen international cooperation to meet the...Read more

2008 Media

Business leaders unveil new strategies to combat counterfeiting and piracy

New York | 20/10/2011

Industry leaders from around the world today unveiled new strategies to combat counterfeiting and piracy, including a set of urgent...Read more
ICC calls for action to stop fakes at global counterfeiting congress

Dubai | 04/02/2009

Business leaders representing ICC's Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) initiative called on governments and business...Read more
Congress to highlight rising counterfeiting in Latin America

Paris | 23/12/2008

The Fifth Global Congress on Counterfeiting and Piracy 2-4 June in Cancun, Mexico, will discuss the rising tide of counterfeiting in Mexico,...Read more
ICC’s BASCAP launches Intellectual Property Guidelines for Business in the Mideast region

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 21/10/2008

The IP Guidelines help businesses manage copyright and branded materials and deter trade in counterfeit and pirate goods by outlining...Read more
BASCAP to launch Intellectual Property Guidelines for Business

Paris | 15/10/2008

Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) will launch its newIntellectual Property Guidelines for Business worldwide on 17...Read more
Business welcomes new EU Observatory to fight counterfeiting and piracy

Paris | 29/09/2008

Business leaders from Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP), an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce...Read more
ICC stages workshop with leading IP organization

Geneva | 25/09/2008

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held their first joint intellectual...Read more
Businesses Press for High Standards in Anti-counterfeiting Treaty

Washington D.C | 22/09/2008

INTA and ICC BASCAP attend public meeting on ACTA The International Trademark Association (INTA) and representatives from ICC's Business...Read more
IP Roadmap now available in five languages

Paris | 03/07/2008

The audience for the ICC Roadmap on Intellectual Property (IP) just took a giant leap forward: starting this month, the electronic version...Read more
ICC targets ministers to advance IP protection at G8 summit

Paris | 06/06/2008

ICC has called upon G8 justice ministers and G8 foreign ministers to advocate measures for better intellectual property protection during...Read more
Dubai Declaration calls for action to combat counterfeiting and piracy

Lyon | 15/05/2008

The Global Congress Steering Group today issued The Dubai Declaration, identifying 25 recommendations as follow-up to the Fourth Global...Read more
ICC debuts IP toolkit and training for chambers

Paris | 23/04/2008

Responding to the growing need of local businesses and SMEs to use intellectual property (IP), ICC has launched an online toolkit and pilot...Read more
Proposed multilateral agreement to combat counterfeiting moving forward

Brussels, Belgium | 16/04/2008

ICC's Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) and the International Trademark Association (INTA) today welcomed news that...Read more
Global congress calls on government leaders to engage in battle against counterfeiting

Dubai | 05/02/2008

Top government officials, business leaders and senior law enforcement authorities today urged national and international political leadersRead more
Fourth global congress on combating counterfeiting and piracy opens in Dubai

Dubai | 03/02/2008

More than 500 senior decision-makers from 70 countries convened today in Dubai to identify solutions to the escalating global problem of...Read more

2007 Media

Anti-counterfeiting experts to gather in China

Paris | 04/10/2011

Business experts and government officials from around the world will meet at the Global Innovation and IP Forum in Beijing on 27-28 March to...Read more
Global congress identifies priorities for combating counterfeiting and piracy

Paris | 04/10/2011

Counterfeiting and piracy are a global epidemic, reaching a scale now too great for individual governments, industry sectors or companies to...Read more
Planning underway for Fourth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy

Paris | 06/12/2007

Planning is underway for the Fourth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy. With the cooperation and support of ICC through...Read more
ICC welcomes governments’ new anti-counterfeiting agreement and offers input

Paris | 23/10/2007

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) said today that its member companies welcomed the announcement of plans for a new...Read more
ICC’s Intellectual Property Roadmap now in Arabic, Chinese and Portuguese

Paris | 18/07/2007

ICC has published Arabic, Chinese and Portuguese versions of its roadmap on current and emerging intellectual property issues for business.Read more
ICC applauds Chinese crackdown on software counterfeiting

Paris | 13/06/2007

ICC welcomed yesterday’s announcement that the Chinese Public Security Bureau, working with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and...Read more
ICC asks G8 task force for concrete plan to fight counterfeiting

Paris | 13/06/2007

ICC today commended G8 leaders for continuing to address the complicated and growing epidemic of counterfeiting and piracy at the annual G8...Read more
OECD study a vital step to understanding the global scope of counterfeiting

Paris | 04/06/2007

The summary of the counterfeiting and piracy study released today by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)...Read more
ICC urges G8 to take lead in stopping product counterfeiting and piracy

Paris | 25/05/2007

The leaders of the G8 must take bigger, bolder steps to beat back counterfeiting and piracy, the International Chamber of Commerce said...Read more
Making intellectual property work for development

Geneva | 26/04/2007

How can intellectual property be harnessed to promote economic development? This was the question under scrutiny yesterday at an ICC-hosted...Read more
New IP roadmap addresses rise in Internet use, legal challenges

Paris | 27/03/2007

The eighth edition of ICC’s annual report on current and emerging intellectual property issues for business, released today, addresses the...Read more
Global congress calls for greater resources in combating counterfeit goods

Geneva | 30/01/2007

Top government officials, business leaders, and international law enforcement officials together hailed the increased level of international...Read more
ICC group of CEOs unveil plan to stop counterfeiting and piracy

Geneva | 29/01/2007

Alarmed that counterfeiting and piracy have become a social and economic scourge leaving virtually no sector or country unharmed, CEOs and...Read more
New ICC/BASCAP survey: more enforcement needed to curb counterfeiting

Geneva | 29/01/2007

Global companies say more government enforcement is what is needed most to win the fight against counterfeiting and piracy, according to the...Read more

2006 Media

ICC urges strong follow up to G8 statement on intellectual property

Paris | 05/10/2011

The International Chamber of Commerce commends G8 leaders for proposing measures to better protect intellectual property rights at the G8...Read more
ICC India hosts meetings on challenges facing information society

New Delhi | 02/10/2006

The setting is India, one of the world's most populous countries and most rapidly expanding information technologies and telecommunications...Read more
ICC endorses joint EU-US plan to tackle booming trade in pirate and counterfeit goods

Paris | 07/07/2006

The International Chamber of Commerce strongly endorses the joint EU-US action strategy on counterfeiting and piracy as a major step forward...Read more
Putin assures ICC that global business concerns will be on G8 agenda

Moscow | 05/07/2006

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will host the G8 Summit in St. Petersburg next week, met yesterday with International Chamber of...Read more
What one needs to know about intellectual property issues today

Paris | 19/04/2006

Once a technical issue left to lawyers and a few policy experts, intellectual property (IP) rights have now become an issue with far broader...Read more
Using IP to fight poverty

Paris | 24/02/2006

A pilot television drama aimed at educating young Nigerians about HIV and AIDS was screened for the first time to delegates attending World...Read more
CEOs urge EU to step up fight against fakes

Paris | 27/01/2006

In a letter to European Union Commission President José Manuel Barroso, the Chairmen/CEOs of international companies who head up ICC’s...Read more
Greater collaboration key to fighting counterfeiting and piracy says ICC Secretary General

Amsterdam | 25/01/2006

ICC Secretary General Guy Sebban today underscored the need for consistent, private sector engagement with both local and international law...Read more

2005 Media

ICC urges action against counterfeiting and piracy

Lyon, France | 14/11/2005

ICC Secretary General Guy Sebban today called on business and governments to work together in a serious long-term effort to stop product...Read more
Stop IP Theft

London | 08/11/2005

By Bob Wright To most people, piracy invokes the music recording industry, which has been decimated by illegal peer-to-peer file sharing.Read more
ICC backs anti-counterfeiting congress

Paris | 28/10/2005

The International Chamber of Commerce, the world business organization, is giving full support to a Global Congress on Combating...Read more
IP fraud growing, warns ICC

Paris | 25/10/2005

In a special report on intellectual property rights, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) warns that the problem of counterfeiting...Read more
Global CEOs form coalition to fight counterfeiting and piracy, warn on threat to jobs, investment and consumer safety

London | 04/10/2005

London meeting agrees initial 4-point plan of action and undertakes to expand global coalitionRead more
How IP benefits developing countries

Geneva | 21/06/2005

Developing countries can and do benefit from the intellectual property (IP) system. This was the robust message conveyed by panellists in an...Read more
ICC panel sets out to reduce IP divide

Geneva | 21/06/2005

A move to reassure developing countries about the benefits of protecting intellectual property will take place on 21 June during the...Read more
Counterfeiting is out of control

Paris | 13/05/2005

By Maria Livanos Cattaui The theft of intellectual property has become as serious for society as the theft of physical property. Not only...Read more
Lives endangered by fake medicines and goods

Paris | 06/05/2005

Letter to the Editor published in the Financial Times, 6 May 2005. From Ms Maria Livanos Cattaui. Sir, There is much to agree with in Guy de...Read more
Fake goods pose major threat to business worldwide, survey reveals

Paris | 15/02/2005

Counterfeiting and theft of intellectual property are among the most pressing problems facing business today according to a world poll of...Read more

2004 Media

ICC initiative to fight counterfeiting and piracy launched in the US

New York | 15/12/2004

At a gathering here of senior executives from a multitude of affected industries, the head of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)...Read more
New global business initiative to fight counterfeiting and piracy

Paris | 26/11/2004

ICC, the world business organization, today launched BASCAP - Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy.Read more
Business outlines plan to fight theft of intellectual property

Marrakesh | 07/06/2004

World business leaders today urged governments to allocate substantially greater attention and resources to combat the rapidly growing rate...Read more
ICC launches 2004 Intellectual Property Roadmap

New Dehli | 16/03/2004

ICC today launched its 2004 Intellectual Property Roadmap at the International Conference on Intellectual Property Policy taking place this...Read more

2001 Media

New arm for business in the fight against fakes

London | 11/10/2001

ICC Commercial Crime Services has launched a new forensic services arm which will provide scientific analysis to reveal even the most...Read more
New guide to help businesses fight fakes

London | 09/03/2001

ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) has published a new anti-counterfeiting guide. Aimed at brand owners, the book gives an overview of the...Read more

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