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  • 2013 Media

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

      New Dehli | 30/09/2013
      India must make enforcing IP protection laws a priority ICC BASCAP tells leaders
      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
      EU report findings: ICC says now is time for leaders to step up IP protection
      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
      New report calls for actions to stop counterfeiting and piracy in Free Trade Zones
      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
      ICC welcomes Russia’s specialized court for IP related disputes
      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
      UNICRI and ICC BASCAP release new report on Proceeds of Crime legislation as a deterrent to counterfeiting and piracy- sm
      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
      Seventh Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy opens in Istanbul
      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
      Promoting and protecting intellectual property in Kenya
      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
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      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
      David Koris addressed nearly 200 students at the first in a four-part series of ICC lectures on intellectual property
      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
      IP in Russia
      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
      Proposed regulation of tobacco packaging in New Zealand could increase counterfeiting, ICC BASCAP warns
      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
      ICC to co-host intellectual property seminar in Beijing - s
      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
      IP Roadmap cover background
      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
      Plain packages
      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
      BASCAP IP protection
      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
      Copyright sign in red
      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
      ACTA Big
      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
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      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
      pills big
      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
      IP
      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
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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
      Kenya
      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
      ICC BASCAP launches Intellectual Property Guidelines in Russian
      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
      IP manual Spanish
      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
      Restricting trademarks and branding of products removes a valuable accountability and responsibility mechanism that consumers depend on
      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
      ICC BASCAP Comments Denounce Proposed Australian Plain Packaging Regulation
      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
      Business Community Lauds Countries’ Signing of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
      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
      Promoting and protecting intellectual property in Turkey
      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
      ICC and WCO sign agreement to strengthen working partnership
      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
      World Anti Counterfeiting Day ICC BASCAP launches consumer awareness campaign
      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
      Kenya
      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
      ICC says proposed Australian plain packaging regulation 'bad public policy'
      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
      Intellectual property is a powerhouse for innovation and economic growth
      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
      Impacts of counterfeiting and piracy to reach US$1.7 trillion by 2015
      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
      Sixth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy Opens in Paris
      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
      6th Global anti-counterfeiting and piracy congress to meet in Paris
      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
      Global anti-counterfeiting and piracy congress to meet in Paris
      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
      Maximizing the value of Mexican Innovations through Intellectual Property
      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
      IP Roadmap in Russian launched today at Expo-priority Conference in Moscow
      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
      ICC BASCAP partners with IGOs on Sixth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy
      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
      Business associations band together in support of ACTA
      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
      ICC 2010 IP Roadmap now available in Portuguese
      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
      Global organizations provide governments with recommendations on anti-conterfeiting trade agreement
      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
      ICC urges G8/G20 action on counterfeiting and piracy
      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
      ICC’s BASCAP launches Intellectual Property Guidelines in Cairo
      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
      ICC 2010 IP Roadmap now available in Portuguese
      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 calls for successful end to anti-counterfeiting negotiations
      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
      1.2m jobs to be lost to piracy
      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
      Global congress says stopping counterfeiting and piracy will help economy
      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
      Study shows most consumers buy counterfeit goods with little remorse
      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
      Global Congress to call for coordinated response to counterfeit threat
      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 BASCAP launches Intellectual Property Guidelines for Business in the Mideast region
      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
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      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 Intellectual Property Guidelines for Business was released in Chinese during a special session at the Pearl River Delta International Forum on Innovation and Intellectual Property
      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 protection vital in climate change negotiations
      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
      Intellectual Property survey shows chambers increasingly active in field
      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
      ICC calls on G8 to avoid economic nationalism
      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
      Business leaders unveil new strategies to combat counterfeiting and piracy
      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
      ICC calls for action to stop fakes at global counterfeiting congress
      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
      Congress to highlight rising counterfeiting in Latin America
      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
      ICC’s BASCAP launches Intellectual Property Guidelines for Business in the Mideast region
      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
      BASCAP to launch Intellectual Property Guidelines for Business
      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 welcomes new EU Observatory to fight counterfeiting and piracy
      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
      ICC stages workshop with leading IP organization
      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
      Businesses Press for High Standards in Anti-counterfeiting Treaty
      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
      IP Roadmap now available in five languages
      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 targets ministers to advance IP protection at G8 summit
      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
      Dubai Declaration calls for action to combat counterfeiting and piracy
      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
      ICC debuts IP toolkit and training for chambers
      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
      Proposed multilateral agreement to combat counterfeiting moving forward
      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
      Global congress calls on government leaders to engage in battle against counterfeiting
      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
      Fourth global congress on combating counterfeiting and piracy opens in Dubai
      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
      Anti-counterfeiting experts to gather in China
      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
      Global congress calls for greater resources in combating counterfeit goods
      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 underway for Fourth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy
      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
      ICC welcomes governments’ new anti-counterfeiting agreement and offers input
      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 debuts IP toolkit and training for chambers
      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 applauds Chinese crackdown on software counterfeiting
      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 asks G8 task force for concrete plan to fight counterfeiting
      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
      OECD study a vital step to understanding the global scope of counterfeiting
      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
      ICC urges G8 to take lead in stopping product counterfeiting and piracy
      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
      Making intellectual property work for development
      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
      New IP Roadmap covers auctions, sports, legal advice
      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
      Global congress calls for greater resources in combating counterfeit goods
      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
      ICC group of CEOs unveil plan to stop counterfeiting and piracy
      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
      New ICC/BASCAP survey: more enforcement needed to curb counterfeiting
      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
      ICC endorses joint EU-US plan to tackle booming trade in pirate and counterfeit goods
      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
      ICC India hosts meetings on challenges facing information society
      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
      ICC endorses joint EU-US plan to tackle booming trade in pirate and counterfeit goods
      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
      Putin assures ICC that global business concerns will be on G8 agenda
      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
      What one needs to know about intellectual property issues today
      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
      Using IP to fight poverty
      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
      CEOs urge EU to step up fight against fakes
      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
      Greater collaboration key to fighting counterfeiting and piracy says ICC Secretary General
      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 panel sets out to reduce IP divide
      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
      Stop IP Theft
      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
      ICC backs anti-counterfeiting congress
      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
      ICC initiative to fight counterfeiting and piracy launched in the US
      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
      Global CEOs form coalition to fight counterfeiting and piracy, warn on threat to jobs, investment and consumer safety
      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
      How IP benefits developing countries
      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
      ICC panel sets out to reduce IP divide
      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
      Counterfeiting is out of control
      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
      Lives endangered by fake medicines and goods
      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
      Fake goods pose major threat to business worldwide, survey reveals
      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
      ICC initiative to fight counterfeiting and piracy launched in the US
      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
      New global business initiative to fight counterfeiting and piracy
      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
      Business outlines plan to fight theft on intellectual property
      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
      Corporate rules and international data transfers
      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
      Sophisticated counterfeits like these will be uncovered using cutting-edge technology
      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
      new guide to help business fight fakes
      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
  • 2000 Media

    • 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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