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Campaign against counterfeiting and piracy
Slovenian Intellectual Property Office
A new information website with key information about counterfeiting and piracy was established in 2019 by Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) within the project “Campaign against counterfeit ...More
A new information website with key information about counterfeiting and piracy was established in 2019 by Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) within the project “Campaign against counterfeiting and piracy”, which was financially supported by EUIPO. The aim of the project is to raise public awareness about the economic and other consequences of IPR infringement for society, the environment, IPR holders and consumers. At the same time, to raise the consumers’ awareness about the risks for their health and safety. SIPO appreciates all the support from Norwegian Industrial Property Office and Danish Patent and Trademark Office who gave their permission to use the material from their websites....Less
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piracy
- ip value
- counterfeiting
- private sector
- ip information
- ip knowledge building
- ip rights
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piracy- ip value- counterfeiting- private sector- ip information- ip knowledge building- ip rights- infringements- general public- consumer - ...Less
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Safer Streaming
ECC Net (European Consumer Center)
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the market for streaming services was in a solid growth process. The lockdown measures to contain COVID-19 have boosted demand even further, with leading streamin ...More
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the market for streaming services was in a solid growth process. The lockdown measures to contain COVID-19 have boosted demand even further, with leading streaming services even agreeing to reduce the video quality of streams at the request of the EU Commission to free up bandwidth for more important services. Even though the first rush of new customers to the streaming platforms has already slowed down somewhat, the increased demand in the area of video streaming has also led to an increased number of consumers who have fallen for fraudulent offers. Many consumers do not notice if they have signed up for a dubious streaming service. The rude awakening often comes a few days later when letters arrive from lawyers or debt collection agencies demanding several hundred euros for allegedly completed annual memberships. Due to the numerous requests for help from injured parties, the European Consumer Centre Austria (ECC) has now compiled information for consumers on the subject of video streaming....Less
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consumers
- copyright
- digital content
- streaming
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By saying no to counterfeiting, we all win
Spanish Patents and Trademarks Office
On the initiative of the Spanish Patent and Trade mark Office, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism ran an awareness campaign aimed to highlight the negative impacts of counterfeiting.
The mess ...More
On the initiative of the Spanish Patent and Trade mark Office, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism ran an awareness campaign aimed to highlight the negative impacts of counterfeiting.
The message of the campaign was “By saying no to counterfeiting, we all win” and aimed to raise consumer awareness about counterfeiting and its social and economic consequences. The main slogan for the campaign, in Spanish, was “Los peores descuentos del mundo, piérdetelos”.
The campaign was comprehensively disseminated in different channels, including TV, Internet, social media and conventional media. The material can be found on the websites of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism and the Spanish Patent and Trade mark Office....Less
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ip value
- counterfeiting
- spanish
- ip rights
- consumer
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