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Major strike at Euro-Counterfeiting Network 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
After more than two years of preliminary investigations, law enforcement authorities from Italy, Belgium and France, supported by Europol, dismantled the possibly largest organised crime network involved in euro counterfeiting. Over the years, the criminal network has presumably produced and distributed more than three million … Read more
EU Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy Organised Crime
Operation OPSON IX: Dangerous Food and Drinks Taken Off the Market 
27 July 2020 (updated 5 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2020
OLAF successfully supported the international operation OPSON IX that targeted counterfeit and substandard food and beverages, food fraud, and economically motivated adulteration. In total, 19 organised crime groups were dismantled, over 400 suspects arrested, and 320 tonnes of smuggled or substandard dairy products, e.g., rotten milk and cheese, seized. Read more
EU OLAF Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy
Cybercrime and Disinformation during the COVID-19 Pandemic 
12 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 3 April 2020, Europol published a report on cybercrime and disinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Forms of cybercime include ransomware, DDoS, child sexual exploitation, the darknet, and hybrid threats such as disinformation and interference campaigns.According to the report’s key findings, the COVID-19 … Read more
EU Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy Cybercrime Organised Crime
Counterfeiting during the COVID-19 Crisis 
12 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 17 April 2020, Europol published a report on the activities of counterfeiters during the COVID-19 crisis. The report provides an overview on counterfeits, substandard goods, and intellectual property crime during the crisis.According to the report, Organised Crime Groups producing and distributing counterfeit … Read more
EU Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy Organised Crime
Commission: Directive on Protecting the Euro by Criminal Law Must be Transposed More Efficiently 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The Commission is not fully satisfied as to how Member States have transposed Directive 2014/62/EU on the protection of the euro and other currencies against counterfeiting by criminal law. Read more
EU Counterfeiting & Piracy
Intellectual Property Crime Threat Assessment 
9 September 2019 (updated 4 years, 5 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2019
Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office published a joint EU-wide intellectual property (IP) crime threat assessment analysing the emerging threats and impact of IP crime in the EU. Read more
EU Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy
Operation OPSON Seizes Fake Food and Drink Products 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
From December 2018 to April 2019, Europol’s Intellectual Property Crime Coordinated Coalition and INTERPOL coordinated Operation OPSON, which resulted in the seizure of some 16,000 tonnes and 33 million litres of potentially dangerous fake food and drink products. Read more
EU Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy
International Operation Against Fake Shampoo 
19 April 2019 (updated 7 years, 4 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 18 February 2019, OLAF reported on a successful international operation which culminated in the search and seizure of 400 tons of counterfeit shampoo with an estimated retail value of €5 million. The fake haircare products stem from China and were shipped to Latin America … Read more
EU OLAF Counterfeiting & Piracy
Annual Report on Counterfeit Seized Goods – 2017 Results 
16 January 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 27 September 2018, the Commission presented its annual report on EU customs enforcement of intellectual property rights in 2017. The report contains statistical information about the detentions made under customs procedures and includes data on the description, quantities, and values of the goods; their provenance; the means of transport; and the type of intellectual property right (IPR) that may have been infringed. Read more
EU Counterfeiting & Piracy
Lowest Level of Counterfeit Euro Banknotes since 2015 
20 October 2018
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 27 July 2018, the European Central Bank (ECB) published it half-yearly statistics on euro banknote counterfeiting. 301,000 counterfeit euro banknotes were withdrawn from circulation in the first half of 2018. This is the lowest number of withdrawn counterfeit euro banknotes since 2015. Read more
EU Counterfeiting & Piracy
Practice: Online Marketplace for Counterfeit Goods Taken Down 
20 October 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of May 2018, one of the largest European law enforcement operations ever resulted in the shut-down of an illegal online marketplace selling counterfeit goods and pirated content. Read more
EU Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy
Public Consultation to Establish First Worldwide “Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List” 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 4 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 31 January 2018, the European Commission launched a survey that seeks input from stakeholders to identify online and physical marketplaces outside the EU where counterfeiting, piracy, or other forms of intellectual property abuse are common practice. The results of the stakeholder consultation are to … Read more
EU Legislation Counterfeiting & Piracy