Counterfeits hurt everyone: consumers, brands, markets. Counterfeits can be stopped, however, through effective use of trademarks, copyrights and patents, effective work with Customs, Courts and criminal laws.

Companies develops high-quality products that people love. Counterfeiters feed off of the success that innovative companies invest in their brand recognition and products. To thwart counterfeiters, a successful program uses a wide-array of creative strategies.

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