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Despite the increasing attention and efforts devoted to IPRs infringements by public authorities and private
organisations, at both national and international level, counterfeiting and piracy are still perceived or even
considered as a minor infringement with the respect to other typologies of transnational crime.
However, the presence of fake goods in national markets is becoming pervasive worldwide.

According to OECD, close to 60% of seizures originate from China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Korea and Malaysia.
Counterfeit and pirated products are produced and consumed almost in all economies, but Asian countries are
emerging as the single largest producing region.

Project SILK contributes to enhance EU-Thai cooperation against counterfeiting and piracy
 

Industrial and commercial counterfeiting
and piracy represent 5 up to 7% of the
global market value.
According to OECD, international trade
in illegal fake products has been up to
USD 200 billion in 2005

More than 75 million counterfeited and
pirated goods seized by EU Customs in
2005

More than 1.646.000 pieces of fake goods seized by the Royal Thai Customs in 2006

Links between IPRs infringements, criminal networks, organised crime and terrorist groups






 
 
 
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Pictures taken during empirical research in Thailand.