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High Level Conference on Counterfeiting, Brussels, 13 May 2008

A new unit dedicated to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement has been set up within the European Commission’s DG MARKT as of the 1st of January 2008. In this context, an important conference will take on 13 May 2008 in Brussels, which will bring together the Commission, the Parliament and industry.

The conference aims at pointing to the willingness of DG MARKT to actively combat counterfeiting and piracy, and will address the most relevant aspects of counterfeiting and piracy and the reinforcement of measures and remedies to tackle these problems. Four themes will be developed:

 What are the implications of counterfeiting and piracy for European competitiveness, innovation, economic growth and job creation?

 What are the implications of counterfeiting and piracy for health and safety of European citizens?

 How can international trade flow of counterfeit products be better controlled?

 What can be done to enhance the fight against illegal downloading and the sale of counterfeit goods over the internet?

More information on the conference here.

The Conference can be followed live via webstreaming.

Thanks to AIM for letting us know about this event ! We will be there, just in case you want to meet us.... olivier.vrins@altius.com and ms@edr.be.