Press Release: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights: Customs authorities detain nearly 36 million fake goods at EU borders in 2013

Customs authorities in the EU detained almost 36 million items suspected of violating intellectual property rights (IPR) in 2013, according to the Commission's annual report on customs actions to enforce IPR.

Although this is less than previous years, the value of the intercepted goods still represents more than € 760 million. On 31 July 2014, report also gaves statistics on the type, provenance and transport method of counterfeit products detained at the EU's external borders.

• Primary Source

European Commission: MEMO/14/501: Customs action to tackle goods infringing Intellectual Property Rights – Frequently Asked Questions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-501_en.pdf

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