About BASCAP BASCAP work plan CEO group Champions Join the fight Contact BASCAP Information clearinghouse Country gateways Sector gateways Brand protection directory Connections gateway ICC IP Commission Advocacy tools Consumer perceptions IP guidelines Economic impacts Global survey Public awareness Standing up for IP Case study database BASCAP Digest Weekly piracy report Media centre Press releases BASCAP voices Frequently asked questions Events calendar Library Document centre Full list Press releases ICC’s BASCAP launches Intellectual Property Guidelines in China Guangzhou, China, 27 October 2009 ICC’s BASCAP group today launched a set of intellectual property (IP) guidelines designed to help businesses manage copyright and branded materials and deter trade in counterfeit and pirate goods. ICC calls for action to stop fakes at global counterfeiting congress Dubai, 4 February 2008  Business leaders representing ICC's Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) initiative called on governments and business to take concrete action to stop the global trade in fake products today at a global congress on counterfeiting. Fourth global congress on combating counterfeiting and piracy opens in Dubai Dubai, 3 February 2008  More than 500 senior decision-makers from 70 countries convened today in Dubai to identify solutions to the escalating global problem of product counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property and to put an end to the damaging effects it is having on consumer health and safety, government resources and revenues, innovation and foreign investment. ICC asks G8 task force for concrete plan to fight counterfeiting Paris, 13 June 2007  ICC today commended G8 leaders for continuing to address the complicated and growing epidemic of counterfeiting and piracy at the annual G8 Summit, but expressed disappointment at the lack of substance on these issues in the outcome statement released at the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm last week. OECD study a vital step to understanding the global scope of counterfeiting Paris, 4 June 2007  The summary of the counterfeiting and piracy study released today by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) represents the most comprehensive and thorough investigation of the problem ever conducted, and a vital step towards a more complete understanding of the scope and harmful effects of this illegal activity, the International Chamber of Commerce said. ICC urges G8 to take lead in stopping product counterfeiting and piracy Paris, 25 May 2007  The leaders of the G8 must take bigger, bolder steps to beat back counterfeiting and piracy, the International Chamber of Commerce said today in a letter sent to G8 leaders in advance of their Summit Meeting in Heiligendamm, Germany. Global congress identifies priorities for combating counterfeiting and piracy Paris, 3 May 2007  In response to the epidemic of counterfeiting and piracy, top government officials, business leaders and international law enforcement officials met in Geneva at the Third Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, to call for action. ICC and UN to intensify cooperation United Nations, New York, 2 March 2007   During a meeting at UN headquarters yesterday, ICC Secretary General Guy Sebban and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon agreed that cooperation between business and the UN should be intensified. BASCAP press release archives ICC Archives Highlights Economic impacts Consumer perceptions IP Guidelines for Business Global Congress Leadership Group Country gateways Sector gateways Global Survey BASCAP digest Why enforce? Court of Arbitration Bookstore Policy Events Institute WCF ATA CCS   Copyright 2010 International Chamber of Commerce Copyright, trademark and privacy notice RSS