Press Release: New report highlights crucial role of EU customs authorities in fighting against counterfeit goods

The European Commission published on 27 October 2015 a report on the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in the European Union.

According to the report, which quotes figures for 2014, the high number of detentions can be linked to the large amount of small parcels in express and postal traffic due to the rise in internet sales. Authorities detained 35.5 million individual items of fake or counterfeit goods in 2014 with an overall total value of over €617 million.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Taxation and Customs Union: Report on EU customs enforcement of intellectual property rights http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/resources/documents/customs/customs_controls/counterfeit_piracy/statistics/2015_ipr_statistics.pdf

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/15/5921, 27.10.15: EU customs action to tackle the infringement of intellectual property rights – Frequently Asked Questions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-5921_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights http://www.europeansources.info/record/customs-enforcement-of-intellectual-property-rights/

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