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Half of young consumers consider it acceptable to buy counterfeit products

80 percent of Europeans agree that counterfeits help criminal organizations and destroy businesses and jobs. Two out of three also believe that counterfeits pose a threat to health, safety and...

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Violation of intellectual property rights poses a serious threat to EU SMEs

According to a joint report by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development...

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An EU tender is launched to encourage conscious shopping

Schools, public or private organizations can win up to 35 million HUF with an awareness-raising competition announced by the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which can be applied for...

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EU Member States lose 15 billion euros a year due to counterfeiting

Counterfeiting has cost more than 83 billion euros to legitimate producers worldwide, with EU Member States losing 15 billion euros a year between 2013 and 2017 – according to the...

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Counterfeiting accounts for more than 18,000 billion forints losses at EU level

According to the estimates of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), losses in counterfeiting and piracy in 11 economic sectors amount to 18,686 billion HUF per year at EU...

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An analysis shows that 15 percent of Hungarian young people are buying fake products on the Internet

15 percent of young Hungarians bought counterfeit goods intentionally in 2015 on the Internet. This data is surpassing the 12 percent of the EU average – the National Board Against...

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