Counterfeiting is big business.
Resources:
The Anti-Counterfeiting Group: www.a-cg.org
BASCAP’s consumer awareness plan: www.ibuyreal.org
Canadian Intellectual Property Council: http://www.chamber.ca/
European Union Customs: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/customs_controls/counterfeit_piracy/index_en.htm
International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition: http://www.iacc.org/counterfeiting-statistics.html
Interpol: www.interpol.int/Crime-areas/Trafficking-in-illicit-goods/Trafficking-in-illicit-goods
The Global IP Center: www.theglobalipcenter.com
Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC): www.whitehouse.gov/omb/intellectualproperty/ipec
Stopfakes.gov: www.stopfakes.gov United States Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Center: www.iprcenter.gov/
UK Police campaign “Wake up – don’t fake up!”:
https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/advice-and-support/fraud-and-economic-crime/pipcu/wakeupdontfakeup/Pages/wakeupdontfakeup.aspx
Interpol campaign: www.turnbackcrime.org