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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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Life-threatening product fakes are on the rise

London | 09/01/2002

The multi-billion dollar global counterfeiting industry grows apace - sullying reputations of legitimate manufacturers and too often putting...Read more
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
Funding sought for 'Don't fake it' campaign

Paris | 23/03/2000

Organizers of a Europe-wide campaign to label counterfeit goods as 'uncool' are asking industry and consumer groups to support the venture...Read more

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