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THE EMERGENCE OF THE EUROPEAN COUNTERFEIT MARKETS
THE EMERGENCE OF THE EUROPEAN COUNTERFEIT MARKETS

Author(s): Loredana Maftei
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: illegal markets; counterfeiting; piracy; criminal networks; intellectual property

Summary/Abstract: The European market of counterfeit goods has become a subject of increasing concern for businesses, private firms and policymakers. With a growing demand in consumption for this kind of goods, each sector is damaged from the toy industries to the pharmaceuticals industry. This article is aimed to expose the dynamic of the European counterfeiting markets, to highlight the main factors of production, the main providers, the smuggling routes, the overall profit, the main counterfeit products and also to offer a general perspective on the affected European markets.

  • Issue Year: 5/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 246-253
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English