Big Victory for One Brand’s Zero Tolerance Anti-Counterfeit Policy
The following shared article titled, “Tracking Down a Counterfeiter, Bottle by Bottle, and Finding Justice” was published on the Corporate CounselContinue Reading
The following shared article titled, “Tracking Down a Counterfeiter, Bottle by Bottle, and Finding Justice” was published on the Corporate CounselContinue Reading
The following shared article titled, “Growth of Online Shopping Spurs Trade in Counterfeit Products,” was published in the Baltimore Sun onContinue Reading
In a November 2016 article in the New York Times titled: Counterfeiting Trade Settles Into a New York Standby: Self-StorageContinue Reading
The following article was written and published by the World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) on March 15, 2017. “In FebruaryContinue Reading
CASE STUDY In one of our recent investigations, a container leaves China en-route to a U.S. importer. The “bill ofContinue Reading
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The BASCAP paper on ‘Roles and Responsibilities of Intermediaries: Fighting counterfeiting and piracy in the supply chain’ sets out stepsContinue Reading
On December 23, 2016, IP Fridays.com published their podcast interview with French IP attorney Isabelle Bissey Pierre about enforcing IPContinue Reading
Reviewed by Ron Alvarez Paul Paradise has written a novel that is not only an absorbing investigative thriller but alsoContinue Reading
Ron is interviewed by IP Attorney Ken Suzan about tracking IP “Proceeds of Crime” and money laundering, as well asContinue Reading
Knowing what U.S. government resources are dedicated to the investigation and prosecution of IP crime is essential for brand ownersContinue Reading
By Ron Alvarez Katherine couldn’t fall back to sleep. She rose out of bed slowly, careful not to wake herContinue Reading
As another school year is about to begin, it is a good time for us IP crime and protection professionalsContinue Reading
One of the essential strategies used by brand holders to acquire information about the promoters behind the counterfeiting of theirContinue Reading
By Ron Alvarez It was widely reported in late May that Chinese authorities conducted a raid in the Guangzhou region,Continue Reading
By Ron Alvarez I was reading an article in The Economist yesterday titled, “Counterfeiting and piracy: Stamping it out: AsContinue Reading
By Ron Alvarez On June 20, 2016, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) released a studyContinue Reading
By Ron Alvarez Title: PUERTO RICANS IN PARIS—Released June 10, 2016 Two NYPD counterfeit detective specialists (of Puerto Rican descent)Continue Reading
In my previous post titled, “Assessment of Jurisdictional Public and Private IP Crime Resources,” I said, “One basic complication toContinue Reading
The following extract is recommendations made to IP rights/brand holders to consider in utilizing and selecting private investigators to assistContinue Reading
Key to effectively responding to IP violations is to have a global intimacy of IP’s exploitation in the marketplace, andContinue Reading
The theft of American IP is about much more than the aggregation of big numbers. It is also the collectionContinue Reading
My name is Ron Alvarez. I’m a former NYPD lieutenant; licensed private investigator, and freelance writer. My primary purpose inContinue Reading