It’s being sold online so it must be legit, right?
A friend said to me a few days ago, “You’ll never guess what - someone tried to steal my money, but the bank stopped it."
Enforcement
It is important that IP owners are able to enforce their rights and resolve disputes as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Faulty electrical appliances: know the risks
Unless you have been experiencing a complete communications blackout, you can’t have missed the on-going media headlines around unsafe electrical products.
Online behaviours: tracking the numbers
In July we published the 6th wave of our ongoing Online Copyright Infringement (OCI) Tracker, which looks at what people in the UK do online.
Cracking down on IP crime
I have spent nearly 20 years working in and for businesses that create intellectual property. In that time I have come up against every justification for purchasing counterfeit goods.
Scaring the infringers
Halloween is upon us and many revellers will be dressing up in outfits to scare friends and family.
The secret tsunami: how intellectual property enforcement updated the crime wave
Unilever CEO Paul Polman famously said, when confronted with the statistic that half the people in the world have lost trust with big business, “we have an issue”. Trust is at the heart of Polman’s message.
Safer Internet Day: 10 February 2015
We all like a bargain, but always remember the bargain you have found online might not be quite what you expected.
New research covering online piracy around the world
The IPO has published new research that compares how different countries deal with online copyright piracy.
Imitation Game: football and IP
Like many others up and down the country I spend my weekend praying my beloved football club get another 3 points.
Invisible counterfeits – and how to spot them
Counterfeiting is a threat. Not just to consumers who have been sold defective or dangerous goods. It challenges industries and entire economies.