The growing pace of e-commerce has facilitated the sale and distribution of counterfeit products. Drawing on 2009 and 2010 complainant data from the Internet Crime Complaint Center, we examine the characteristics, costs, and reporting of online auction and non-auction product counterfeiting incidents. Read More
The creation of a national product counterfeiting incident database allows researchers a unique opportunity to generate evidence-based anti-counterfeiting strategy through the analysis of data and evidence. Read More
Product counterfeiting in Michigan reflects a growing, global problem, with any trademarked product vulnerable to intellectual property rights violations. Read More
Crime and Terrorism Risk is a collection of original essays and articles that presents a broad overview of the issues related to the assessment and management of risk in the new security age. It includes Jeremy Wilson’s article on counterfeit pharmaceuticals and the risks it puts toward African nations. Read More
Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting in Africa remains a serious threat to quality health care and the African economy. They reduce the sales of legitimate drugs, reduce tax revenue, deter innovation and growth, discourage foreign investment, and require significant resources to combat them. Read More
We have been developing a body of work looking at counterfeit pharmaceuticals in Africa and the economic effects of pharmaceutical counterfeiting. Read More
Incidents of pharmaceutical counterfeiting can vary by level of organization, geographic span, the number of suspects involved, and the type of medicines counterfeited. Read More
Described as the crime of the 21st century, counterfeit products threaten public health and safety, reduce jobs and tax bases, and inhibit corporate innovativeness and profitability. Read More
This document outlines results of a study examining factors associated with consumers reporting their receipt of counterfeit products for purchases they made online.
