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Counterfeiting & Piracy reaches $250 Billion in August
[author:Gieschen Consultancy Public time:Oct 5, 2005]

Wednesday October 5, 2005 -- Calgary, Canada -- Based on worldwide counterfeit enforcement activity (investigations, raids, seizures, arrests, charges, convictions, sentences, civil litigation) for month of August 2005, as reported through the DOPIP Security Counterfeit Intelligence Report, more than 309 incidents valued at $251,931,905,720 (US Dollars) were analyzed from 53 countries.

The top 10 countries reporting intellectual property violations:

1. USA, $76 Million (USD) seizures and losses.
2. France, 9.7 Million.
3. UK, $4.9 Million.
4. Russia, $3.9 Million.
5. China, $3.0 Million.
6. Pakistan, $0.5 Million.
7. Mexico, $0.5 Million.
8. Czech Republic, $0.4 Million.
9. India, $0.4 Million.
10. Malaysia, $0.3 Million.

Other countries include Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Morocco, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the UAE.

The top 20 countries pursuing all forms of counterfeiting and pirate activity (documents, identification and intellectual property):

1. USA, 122 incidents, $76 Million (USD) seizures and losses.
2. India, 32 incidents, $0.6 Million.
3. UK, 30 incidents, $4.9 Million.
4. Bangladesh, 9 incidents.
5. Philippines, 7 incidents, $1.8 Billion.
6. Malaysia, 7 incidents.
7. China, 6 incidents, $250 Billion.
8. Pakistan, 6 incidents, $0.5 Million.
9. Canada, 6 incidents.
10. Australia, 6 incidents.
11. France, 5 incidents, $9.7 Million.
12. Russia, 4 incidents, $3.9 Million.
13. Malta, 4 incidents.
14. Vietnam, 4 incidents.
15. Singapore, 4 incidents.
16. New Zealand, 4 incidents.
17. Thailand, 3 incidents, $0.5 Million.
18. Czech Republic, 3 incidents.
19. Nigeria, 3 incidents.
20. Japan, 3 incidents.

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The most popular items to counterfeit:

1. Financial Instruments, 127 incidents worth $252 Billion.
2. Entertainment & Software, 53 incidents worth $6,2 Million.
3. Identification, 45 incidents.
4. Clothing & Accessories, 22 incidents worth $27.7 Million.
5. Other Documents, 16 incidents worth $1.2 Million.
6. Drugs & Medical, 12 incidents worth $0.5 Million
7. Cigarettes & Tobacco Products, 10 incidents worth $61 Million.
8. Industrial Goods & Supplies, 6 incidents worth $1.8 Million.
9. Toys, 3 incidents worth $0.5 Million.
10. Perfume & Cosmetics, 3 incidents.
11. Food & Alcohol, 3 incidents.
12. Electronic Equipment & Supplies, 3 incidents.
13. Jewelry & Watches, 2 incidents worth $2.0 Million.
14. Other Goods, 2 incidents.
15. Computer Equipment & Supplies, 1 incidents.

The top 10 brands counterfeited:

1. Louis Vuitton.
2. Chanel.
3. Lacoste.
4. Christian Dior.
5. Gucci.
6. Nike.
7. Oakley.
8. Prada.
9. Adidas.
10. Coach.

The top 10 items counterfeited:

1. Currency.
2. Films.
3. Music.
4. Passports.
5. Checks.
6. Medicine.
7. Handbags.
8. Software.
9. Social Security Cards.
10. Cigarettes.

For more information visit http://www.gieschen.com/.

Otherinfo:Glen Gieschen Managing Director Gieschen Consultancy Glen@Gieschen.com Phone 403-256-5680 Calgary, Alberta Canada

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