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The information and awareness campaign is based on the assumption that increased awareness will have a positive impact on consumers’ behaviour, particularly when decisions are being taken about buying counterfeit goods through illegal sources.

The European Commission (DG Trade) has launched a public consultation in order to gather information from EU entities with an interest in the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) in third countries. Similar consultations have been launched in the past by means of a survey.

The kick-off event and media launch of the first Authenticity took place on Friday, 11 September, at Thessaloniki’s City Hall, Greece. It was a great success, attracting all local media as well as representatives of business and state authorities.

The EUIPO is launching a tender procedure to consolidate and expand the collection of national key enforcement judgments related to intellectual property rights (IPR) in the EU Member States.

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