Counterfeiting - Articles of Interest

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June 18, 2007	Senator Carl Levin delivering a speech in Michigan on June 18, 2007 on the government’s work to seize counterfeit auto parts and components. Senator Levin used side by side comparisons of genuine and counterfeit parts in his presentation. Levin has been a champion on many Washington issues affecting the automotive industry and other manufacturers. Senator Levin is a co-sponsor of the S. 522, the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act. Click here for pictures of the event.
May 31, 2007	“For your information we are passing along this op-ed by Sen. Evan Bayh that appeared last week in the Cincinnati Enquirer. The MEMA Washington Office is working closely with Sen. Bayh’s office on anti-counterfeiting legislation, S. 522 The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act. Brian Duggan from the Washington Office will be contacting BPC members in the coming weeks to build support and co-sponsorship for the bill. “
April 22-28, 2007	6,500 People Visit Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Booth 10 AASA China Aftermarket Forum Members Participate
March 27, 2007	OECD: THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY SUMMARY OF REPORT ON PHASE I
November 2, 2005	Counterfeit Auto Parts Pose Safety Risk Police Nab Supplier Of Fake Fuel Pumps, Brakes WCBS-TV, New York, NY
August 2005	Heavy Duty Trucking In Search Of The Real McCoy
August 2005	Heavy Duty Trucking The Industry Fight
04-07-2005	Associated Press China Arrests Product Pirates, Aims to Curb Criticism Over Rampant Counterfeiting
04-05-2005	Cape Cod Times Cracking down on knock-offs: Congress considers bill that would make penalties tougher for counterfeiting everything from handbags to prescription medication.
Winter 2005	FOCUS Magazine MEMA Member's Counterfeit Battles Highlighted in Wall Street Journal
Mar-Apr 2004	Intellectual Property Assets: A Measure of Success EuropeanCEO Magazine, Timothy Trainer, President, International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, Inc.
Jul-Aug 2004	Intellectual Property Protection: A Patchwork of Confusion? EuropeanCEO Magazine, Timothy Trainer, President, International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, Inc.
	Intellectual Property: Making a Case in Developing Countries EuropeanCEO Magazine, Timothy Trainer, President, International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, Inc.
	Practical Considerations in Enforcing IP rights in China Lei Wu, Attorney, CCPIT, Dale Hogue and Arent Fox
Jan-2005	International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, Inc., White Paper The Negative Consequences Of International Intellectual Property Theft: Economic Harm, Threats To The Public Health And Safety, And Links To Organized Crime And Terrorist Organizations
	Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!) Fact Sheet and Brochure
	Ron Wangerow,Intellectual Property Counsel Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership Traditional Legally Protectable Forms Of Intellectual Property
12-01-2004	New York Daily News Car dealers busted in scam
11-22-2004	The Wall Street Journal Stuck on You: A Tiny Glue Seller Claims Identity Theft Indiana's Abro Has Big Beef With a Chinese Outfit; Familiar Face on the Box
04-20-2004	Statement of Mr. Phillip Rotman Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs "Pirates of the 21st Century: The Curse of the Black Market"
Fall-2004	FOCUS Magazine Made Faked in China: Protecting Your Trademarks in China
Fall-2004	FOCUS Magazine Although Currently Weak, Penalties Exist For U.S. Distributors Who Knowingly Sell Counterfeit Products
Fal- 2004	FOCUS Magazine The ABC's of RFID
10-04-2004	Remarks By Secretary Donald L. Evans To The Press Conference On Intellectual Property Theft And Trade In Fakes Washington, D.C.
	Evans: Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy Cracks Down On Pirates Who Steal From American Workers
10-04-2004	The Office of the US Trade Representative U.S. Announces Major New Initiative to Fight Global Trade in Fakes
10-04-2004	Deutsche Presse-Agentur U.S. officials vow to step up fight against counterfeit goods
10-04-2004	The Wall Street Journal U.S. Prepares to Crack Down On Intellectual-Property Piracy
10-01-2004	Aftermarket Business Parts Counterfeiting
09-19-2004	www.aiada.org Congressman Hopes to Pass Bill on Counterfeit Manufacturing this Year
09-14-2004	The Detroit News Automakers warned of counterfeit threat
06-25-2004	CBS Evening News Hazardous Counterfeit Products
01-09-2004	www.inta.org International Trademark Association's report on anticounterfieting measures available in various countries
03-01-2004	Fleet Owner COUNTERFEIT PARTS: Buyer Beware
07-22-2004	Arent Fox Memorandum on Civil and Criminal Counterfeiting Penalites
01-12-2003	Jobber News The Real Face of Counterfeit Parts A Jekyll and Hyde Issue