Global congress says stopping counterfeiting and piracy will help economy
Cancun, Mexico, 3 December 2009
Top government officials, business leaders and senior law enforcement authorities today urged national and international political and business leaders to more fully engage in the battle against counterfeiting and piracy as one element of economic recovery efforts.

Study shows most consumers buy counterfeit goods with little remorse
Cancun, Mexico, 2 December 2009  A new report released today reveals that 80% of consumers spanning the developed and developing world regularly purchase counterfeit and pirated products, showing little remorse or fear of the consequences, including potential health and safety risks to themselves or their families.

Global Congress to call for coordinated response to counterfeit threat
Cancun, Mexico, 1 December 2009  Senior decision makers from governments, law enforcement, customs agencies and the private sector represented by ICC are gathering in Cancun to identify solutions to the worldwide trade in illegal products that is posing an increasingly dangerous threat both to people’s health and the global economy.

ICC’s BASCAP launches Intellectual Property Guidelines in Latin America
Cancun, Mexico, 1 December 2009  ICC’s Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) group today launched a set of intellectual property (IP) guidelines designed to help businesses in Latin America protect their copyright and branded materials, and deter trade in counterfeit and pirated goods.

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.

Intellectual property rights protection vital in climate change negotiations
Paris, 15 September 2009  Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are vital in the development and diffusion of new and existing technologies for combating climate change, ICC has stressed ahead of the December UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Copenhagen, where a post-2012 framework agreement to govern greenhouse gas emissions is to be concluded.

ICC appoints new Chair of Commission on Intellectual Property
Paris, 4 September 2009  David Koris has been appointed the new Chair of the ICC Commission on Intellectual Property with effect from 3 November 2009.

Intellectual Property survey shows chambers increasingly active in field
Paris, 31 July 2009  A new survey on intellectual property (IP) services provided by chambers of commerce shows that many more chambers around the world are actively involved in this increasingly important area.


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