Useful Reference Material
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2013: Counterfeit Electronic Component Detection & Avoidance
Webinar University of Maryland CALCE Center
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Available on demand subject to registration

2015 Situation Report on Counterfeiting in the European Union
Report Europol and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
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Free to download

2022 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy
Report Office of the US Trade Representative
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Free to download and read online

A practical guide to copyright enforcement for Trading Standards professionals
Publication Alliance for IP - April 2007
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Free to download

ACI ECA Pocket Guide to Cable Purchasing
Guidebook Approved Cables Initiative
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Free to download

Advanced Detection of Counterfeit Electronics (ADEC)
Presentation Nokomis Inc - 24 June 2014
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Free to download

Annual IP crime and enforcement report: 2012 to 2013
Report Intellectual Property Office, UK - 29 July 2013
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Downloadable free of charge - references to electronics on page 39

Annual IP crime and enforcement report: 2013 to 2014
Report Intellectual Property Office - 10 October 2014
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Free to download

Annual IP crime and enforcement report: 2014 to 2015
Report Intellectual Property Office, UK - 25 September 2015
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Free to download

Annual IP crime and enforcement report: 2015 to 2016
Report Intellectual Property Office - 28 September 2016
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Free to download

Annual IP crime and enforcement report: 2016 to 2017
Report Intellectual Property Office
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Free to download

Annual IP crime and enforcement report: 2017 to 2018
Report Intellectual Property Office - 6 September 2018
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Free to download

Annual IP crime and enforcement report: 2018 to 2019
Report Intellectual Property Office - 5 September 2019
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Free to view online and download

Annual IP crime and enforcement report: 2019 to 2020
Report Intellectual Property Office - 2 September 2020
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Free to view online and download

Annual IP crime and enforcement report: 2020 to 2021
Report Intellectual Property Office - 9 September 2021
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Free to view online and download

Anti counterfeit, brand protection & tamper evident solutions
Report James Bevan and Jeremy Plimmer
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Download table of contents free of charge, full report available to purchase

Anti Counterfeit, Brand Protection & Tamper Evident Solutions - Companies & Technologies
Report Vandagraf International - 7 November 2014
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Chargeable but table of contents available on request to info@vanadagraf.com

Anti-Counterfeit Cartridges
Guidance Brother Ireland
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Useful online tool to verify the provenance of Brother printer cartridges

Anti-counterfeiting 2016 – A Global Guide
Report World Trademark Review
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Free to view online

Anti-Counterfeiting Guide archive
Reports World Trademark Review
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Free to view online guides from previous years

Applying artificial intelligence in online brand protection
Webinar on demand Red Points
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Authenticate your SKF products
App SKF
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Free to download

Authorized source directory
Publication the SIA (Semiconductor Industry Association) Anti-Counterfeit Task Force
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Best Practices for Brand Protection and Effective Enforcement in China
White paper MarkMonitor - 2 July 2014
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Free to download subject to registration

Best Practices in the Fight against Global Counterfeiting
Guide American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - 16 May 2011
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Free to download pdf

Blockchain in Electronic Component Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2017 - 2025
Report Transparency Market Research
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Business guidance on changes to the law on designs
Guidance document Intellectual Property Office - 2 July 2014
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Free to download

Characterizing Transboundary Flows of Used Electronics: Summary Report
Report Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 20 January 2012
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Free to download

ChipCheck: Inspection of Counterfeit Components Guide
CD-ROM SMART Group
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Free to download

Confronting coding challenges in the cable and wire industries
White paper Domino Printing Sciences
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Free to download

Counterfeit and non-compliant communications cable - what you need to know
Presentation Communication Cable & Connectivity Association - 10 July 2014
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Counterfeit and Substandard Semiconductors: The Solution to the Threats
Paper Rochester Electronics - September 2011
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Free to download

Counterfeit Avoidance and Detection: What Does It Mean For Suppliers?
Presentation Lockheed Martin
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Free to view online and download

Counterfeit Awareness Event
Presentations UK Ministry of Defence - 7 July 2016
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Free to download

Counterfeit capacitors in the supply chain
Paper Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
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Available to purchase

Counterfeit Components - Assessment Methodology and Metric Development
Various online resources INEMI (International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative) - 15 October 2013
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Free to view video, documents, presentations and other resources

Counterfeit Components Infographic
Infographic Venkel Ltd
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Free to download

Counterfeit detection and avoidance
Presentation M Tehranipoor, University of Connecticut - 24 September 2014
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Free to download

Counterfeit Electronic Components in the U.S. Supply Chain
Report summary Rochester Electronics - June 2012
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Free to download

Counterfeit Electronic Parts and Their Impact on Supply Chains
Book Kirsten M Koepsel, SAE International
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Available for purchase

Counterfeit Electronic Parts, a Spotlight on Design™ Video
Video SAE International
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Available for purchase

Counterfeit Electronics & Materials Symposium Preview Webinar
Video SMTA
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Free to view

Counterfeit Fraudulent and Suspect Items
Video Nuclear Industry Safety Directors' Forum
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Free to view online

Counterfeit Integrated Circuits and Recycled Electronic Components Detection
Research note Nature Research Intelligence
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Free to access

Counterfeit Integrated Circuits: A Rising Threat in the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain
Paper IEEE - 1 August 2014
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Free to download

Counterfeit Materiel Process Guidebook
Guide US Department of the Navy - 30 June 2017
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Free to view online and download

Counterfeit Medical Device Parts - Video Cards
Video Summit Imaging
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Free to view online

Counterfeit Parts and Their Impact on the Supply Chain, Second Edition
Book SAE International
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Counterfeit Parts in Aerospace Manufacturing
Webinar NSF International
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Counterfeit Parts in Defence Purchases: Implications of New U.S Rules for India's Defence Management
Paper Sandeep Verma, Unique Identification Authority of India - 2 June 2014
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Free to download

Counterfeit Parts: Increasing Awareness and Developing Countermeasures
Report Aerospace Indiustries Association - 1 March 2011
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Free to download pdf

Counterfeit Risk & Mitigation Thought Leader Panel Discussion
Webinar on demand Silicon Expert
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Counterfeits Can Kill
Video ESFI and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
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Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: U.S. Perspective
Paperback Sherri L Schornstein, Author
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Available to purchase from any good bookshop or online

CTSI Brexit Think Tank Summary Booklet
Report Chartered Trading Standards Institute
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Free to view online and download

Customs Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, 2014 ed.
Book Legal Solutions
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Available to buy outright or on monthly contract

Cyber Deterrence Report
Report US Department of Defense, Defense Science Board - 1 February 2017
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Available to download free of charge

Definitions Do Matter
Brochure Rochester Electronics
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Free to view online

Development of a Methodology to Determine Risk of Counterfeit Use
Paper iNEMI (International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative)
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Free to download

DSB Task Force Report on Cyber Supply Chain
Report Homeland Security Digital Library
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Free to download

EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment 2017
Report Europol
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Available to download free of charge

Frequently asked questions for DNA marking
MS Word Document Defense Logistics Agency
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Available to download fee of charge

Global Anti-Counterfeit Electronics and Automobiles Packaging Market Research Report 2017
Report Fior Markets
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Available to purchase

Global Anti-counterfeit Electronics Packaging Market Size, Status and Forecast 2017-2022
Report Orbis Research
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Available to purchase or request a sample at

Global Anti-counterfeit Packaging in Consumer Goods Market 2017-2021
Report Technavio
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Glossary of International Customs Terms
Publication International Customs Organization
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Thirty page document available to download free of charge

Government Response to the Working Group report on Product Recalls and Safety
Report Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Free to download

Guide to Using Customs to Protect Your IPR in China
Guide China IPR SME Helpdesk
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Free to download

Hardware Trojans - Prevention, Detection, Countermeasures
Technical note Defense Technical Information Centre
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Free to view online and download

Hewlett Packard Anti-Counterfeit - Printer Cartridges
Web pages Hewlett Packard
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How to identify genuine cartridges and a facility to report counterfeits

How and Why to Avoid Using Counterfeit Bearings
Presentation Schaeffler Group (USA) at the EASA Convention 2017
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Watch the presentation and listen to the commentary

IAQG 9100 - 2016 Revision: Key Changes
Presentation SAE International
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Free to download

IECQ Counterfeit Avoidance Programme: Leading the way in counterfeit electronic component avoidance
Brochure International Electrotechnical Commission
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Explains how organisations can obtain an IECQ CAP Certificate of Conformity

Intellectual Property and 3D Printing – Safeguarding the future!
Report Anti Copying in Design (ACID)
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Free to download

Intellectual Property Crime Threat Assessment 2019
Report European Union Intellectual Property Office
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Free to view online and download

IP Crime highlight report 2013-14
Report Intellectual Property Office - 11 June 2014
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Free to download

IP Crime quarterly newsletter: Spring 2014
Newsletter Intellectual Property Office - 12 June 2014
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Free to download

IP Crime Update - Summer 2013
Newsletter Intellectual Property Office
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Available to download free of charge

Manual for the Completion of Applications for Action and Extension Requests
Publication European Commission, Directorate General Taxation and Customs Union
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Free to download

Plant Support Engineering: Counterfeit and Fraudulent Items—Mitigating the Increasing Risk
Report Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
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Free to download

PMMI Brand Protection and Product Traceability Report - 2016
Report The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies
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Free to download

PRO-STD-001 Certification - A Counterfeit Component Quality Assurance Inspection course
Distance learning course ProSkill CTG
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Contact ProSkill CTG for more details and to schedule training

Protecting creativity, supporting innovation: IP enforcement 2020
Policy paper UK Intellectual Property Office
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Free to download

Protecting the Brand: Counterfeiting and Gray Markets
Book Peter Hlavnicka, Anthony M. Keats, and Ryan Drimalla
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Available to purchase in printed form or as an e-book

Quality in your pocket
Booklet Ministry of Defence
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Free to view online and download

Report on EU customs enforcement of intellectual property rights, Results at the EU border - 2015
Report European Commission, Taxation and Customs Union - 31 December 2015
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Available to view or download free of charge

Report on the EU customs enforcement of intellectual property rights: Results at the EU border, 2018
Report European Union Intellectual Property Office
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Free to view online and download

Rochester Electronics Lead the Industry in the Campaign against Counterfeit Components
Guidance document Rochester Electronics - 19 November 2014
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Free to download

Rochester Electronics’ Extension-of-Life Solutions: Not Just Replacement Parts
White paper Rochester Electronics - 1 July 2011
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Free to download

SAE Counterfeit Defect Coverage Tool
Web-based application SAE International
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Provides potential test sequences for the identification of counterfeit parts

SD-22 Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) Guidebook
Guidebook U.S Department of Defense - 8 May 2014
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Viewable online or downloadable pdf free of charge

Simpler and more effective market surveillance of products is urgently needed
Position paper Orgalime - 21 September 2017
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Free to download

Spot A Fake
Webinar AERI
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Register free of charge for the next webinar

Supply Chain Management Handbook
Publication IAQG (International Aerospace Quality Group)
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Free to download

Supply Chain Toolkit 2011
Publication Intellectual Property Office, UK - November 2011
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Updated version

Tackling counterfeit with ISO and IEC standards
Publication International Organization for Standardization
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Free to view online and download

Taggants / Forensic Markers for Anti-Counterfeit, Brand Protection, Product Authentication, Diversion Detection & Overall Product Security
Report Securing Industry
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Enquire for more information

Taggants / Forensic Markers for Anti-Counterfeit, Brand Protection, Product Authentication, Diversion Detection & Overall Product Security
Report Vandagraf International
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25% discount on publication price available until the end of September

The 'Blue Guide' on the implementation of EU product rules 2016
Guide European Commission - 26 July 2016
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Free to download

The Cost of Counterfeit Semiconductors to the Electronics Industry
White paper Rochester Electronics - 8 June 2011
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Free to download

The Counterfeit Conundrum: 5 Best Practices for Mitigating Counterfeit Issues in the Electronics Industry
White paper Silicon Expert
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Free to view online and download

The Counterfeit Electronic Components Minefield
Book International Institute of Obsolescence Management (IIOM)
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The dangerous world of counterfeit and pirated software
White paper IDC - 1 December 2013
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Free to download

The economic cost of IPR infringement in the smartphones sector
Report European Union Intellectual Property Office
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Free to download

The economic impact of counterfeiting and piracy - executive summary
Publication OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) - June 2008
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The Economic Impacts of Counterfeiting and Piracy
Report INTA and BASCAP
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Available to download free of charge

The Impact of COVID-19 on Supply Chains and How Businesses are Preparing for the Next Shock
Report Interos
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Free subject to registration

The potential of blockchain technology in supply chain management & security
White paper De La Rue Authentication Solutions
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Free to download

The Promise of Connected Packaging — from Brand Protection to Consumer Engagement
White paper Systech
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Free to download

The Safe Shoppers Guide
Publication Electrical Safety Council, UK
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This useful guide is available as a web page and downloadable on pdf format

Trade in Counterfeit ICT Goods
Report OECD
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Read online free of charge or purchase paperback and pdf

Trade Marks: Essential Reading
Booklet Intellectual Property Office - May 2010
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Free to download

Trading Places: The UK's IP Future
Report Alliance for Intellectual Property - 14 December 2017
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Free to view online and download

Trading Standards Opportunities and Threats from the UK Withdrawal from the EU
Report Chartered Trading Standards Institute
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Free to view online and download

Trends in Trade in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods
Report European Union Intellectual Property Office
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Free to download

WCO Annual Reports
Reports WCO (World Customs Organization)
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View or download free of charge the current report and archived reports

What is the electronics industry doing about the threat of counterfeit components?
Guidebook Wayne Lam, ITRI Labs - 20 November 2014
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Free to download subject to registration

Where are your bearings coming from?
Brochure SKF Bearings
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Free to download

Why a counterfeit risk avoidance strategy fails
Report Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, George Washington University
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Why Do Countries Export Fakes?
Report European Union Intellectual Property Office
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Free to view online and download

Winning the Battle Against Counterfeit Semiconductor Products
Report Semiconductor Industry Association - 28 August 2013
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Downloadable pdf

World Anti-Counterfeit Electronics and Automobiles Packaging - Market Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 - 2020
Report Allied Market Research - 30 June 2015
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Available for purchase
