{"id":24912,"date":"2025-03-13T22:41:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T20:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpw-relaunch.wp1.visual4.com\/themen\/product-and-brand-piracy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:09:35","slug":"product-and-brand-piracy","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/topics\/product-and-brand-piracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Product and brand piracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Counterfeiting <\/h2>\n\n

Counterfeiting is one of the most significant challenges in today’s globalized economy. Counterfeit products (“pirated goods” or counterfeits and fakes) are produced in almost all industries and enter the market via various distribution channels – from traditional trade channels to online sales. This has a negative impact on the sales and image of original manufacturers and also poses a potential threat to the safety of consumers and customers. <\/p>\n\n

What is particularly worrying is that these activities often do not occur in isolation, but are part of a complex network of organized crime. Criminal organizations use the trade in counterfeits as a lucrative mainstay and use internationally operating networks, front companies and opaque supply chains. These structures enable them to distribute counterfeit products through various channels – from traditional trading systems to digital distribution via online marketplaces – and make high profits in the process. The illegal trade in pirated goods not only promotes money laundering and other financial crimes, but also undermines the foundations of fair competition and ultimately jeopardizes public safety. The close link between product piracy and organized crime makes it more difficult to investigate and prosecute, as criminal networks often operate across borders and are coordinated at an international level. <\/p>\n\n

These developments make it clear that product and brand piracy is not only a problem of intellectual property, but also has an impact on the entire business location and impairs innovation, investment and social security. To counter this complex problem, a close-knit interplay of legal measures, technical monitoring and international cooperation is required. <\/p>\n\n

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