CLOTHING INDUSTRY WELCOMES EU ANTICOUNTERFEITING GROUP
April 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A KEY anti-counterfeiting group with wide support within the clothing and textile sector has welcomed the launch of a European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy to fight intellectual property criminals faking its members' products. The new European Union (EU) institution, launched last week (April 2), has been charged with collecting data on goods counterfeits, raising awareness, promoting discussions on the problem and circulating views and best practice in enforcing intellectual property rights between business and national authorities. ...
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