According to the European Commission’s annual report on customs actions
to enforce intellectual property rights (IPR), released on 24th July,
2012, over 115 million fake products (dealing with more than 91,000 cases) were
seized by the Customs officials stationed along the European Union’s external
borders in 2011, which was estimated to be 15% more than articles seized in
2010 (dealing with about 80,000 cases, seizing about 103 million articles).
China was at the top of the list of source countries for counterfeit
goods last year. Also several EU member states have come into picture as countries
of origin for different categories of fake products.
Given the increase in the quality and diversity of counterfeit products,
the European Commission has recognised the industry’s important role in tipping
off officials about IPR infringements.
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