Summary of U.S. Training in Goshen, NY

GOSHEN, NEW YORK (ORANGE COUNTY) - March 15, 2018 - The IACC, in coordination with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office recently conducted a training event under the U.S. Law Enforcement IP Training Program in Goshen, New York for local police, state troopers, and prosecutors.

This training provided 50 law enforcement officers the latest information on the product lines of 25 brands. Rights-holders provided individualized instruction on the most up to date methods of identifying counterfeit products. Additionally, a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) course entitled The Prosecution of Trademark Counterfeiting Offenses in New York was presented to 30 Orange County Assistant District Attorneys by Martin Feinberg.

IACC U.S. Law Enforcement May Training Announcement

The IACC has organized a training for law enforcement personnel in conjunction with the IACC Spring Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA.

The training in Seattle on May 15th will be focused on local law enforcement and ICE personnel. It has been a few years since we last trained this particular mix of law enforcement personnel in Seattle. The overriding theme of the training will be cyber-related issues. There will be multiple presentations that will address online matters and investigative best practices including social media and other platforms where sales take place.

Summary of U.S. Training in JFK, NY

JFK, NEW YORK - March 14, 2018 - The IACC recently conducted a training event under the U.S. Law Enforcement IP Training Program at JFK in New York for U.S. Customs and Border Protection that included Customs Officers, Import Specialists and Fines-Penalties-Forfeiture personnel.

This training provided the 70 law enforcement attendees the latest information on the product lines of 50 global brands. Brand representatives provided instruction on identifying counterfeit products through individualized instruction.

We would like to extend our appreciation to the members of CBP for the use of their facility at JFK airport and their ongoing support.