Summary of U.S. Training in Chicago, IL (6/13) and Oakbrook, IL (6/14)

The IACC recently conducted two separate trainings under the U.S. Law Enforcement IP Training Program in Chicago and Oakbrook, IL for Customs & Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations, Import Specialists, and local law enforcement.

Our training in Chicago provided 35 law enforcement attendees from law enforcement attendees with the latest information on the product lines of 36 rights holders who were on hand to explain the means of identifying counterfeit products. In Oakbrook, we had 38 attendees and 34 rights holders.

We would like to thank CBP and HSI for their assistance in making these two events a success. These events are part of the IACC’s continuing commitment in educating law enforcement professionals throughout the country, enabling them to act strategically in the detection, seizure, and forfeiture of counterfeit goods.

IACC Increases Engagement in China

Last week IACC President Bob Barchiesi gave a keynote address at the opening ceremony
of the Quality Brand Protection Committee’s (QBPC) 2018 China Forum on Criminal IP
Protection held from July 10-13 in Jiangsu, China. The QBPC, along with Jack Chang and
other leaders, has been a strategic partner over the last few years in promoting IP rights
protection in China.

The opening ceremony also featured distinguished speakers from the Ministry of Public
Security Economic Crime Investigation Division (MPS ECID), Office of the National Leading
Group on the Fight against IPR Infringement and Counterfeiting, Delegation of the
European Union to China, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), INTERPOL,
U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai, and the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group.

Press Release: EURid and IACC Team Up to Fight Cybercrime

Budapest, 27 June 2018 – Today, the European Registry for Internet Domains (EURid) and the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC), announced a joint effort to fight cybercrime in the .eu and .ею domain name space. The collaboration aims to help clear the registration database from fraudulent domain names and to establish a more secure domain space for Internet users. The agreement between the two parties was solidified yesterday through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding at the EUROPOL IP Crime Conference in Budapest, Hungary.

The scope of this collaboration is based on the exchange of knowledge and support pertaining to cybercrime, specifically counterfeiting and piracy, in the .eu and .ею domain name space. It entails engaging in joint efforts, exchanging statistical data and trends pertaining to cybercrime, and committing to cooperate on projects designed to address the issue.