Counterfeiting

A growing problem that will continue to get worse unless you take steps to safeguard your business products and trade secrets.

CBP 2009 intellectual property rights report on counterfeiting, CBP(US Customs and Border Protection) is part of US Homeland defense.

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2009 IPR Report

The total value of all commodities presenting potential safety or security risks seized in FY 2009 was $32M.

The total value of IPR seizures has increased by more than 25% each year since FY 2005, with the exception of

FY 2009 which posted a small decrease. There was a 25% decline of all importations in FY 2009 compared to FY 2008.

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, there were 14,841 intellectual property rights (IPR) seizures with a domestic value of $260.7 million (M).

From FY 2008 to FY 2009, the domestic value of IPR seizures declined 4%, from $272.7M to $260.7M, which was significantly lower than the 25% decline in total

imports.

The number of IPR seizures declined by 1% to 14,841 in FY 2009 from 14,992 in FY 2008.

(Information above is from CBP Intellectual Property Rights Report 2009)

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