Definition: Counterfeiting and piracy

Category: Crime statistics

Unlawful copying, using, reproducing or other infringements of copyrights, patents, trademarks or other intellectual property. Creating, manufacturing, selling, passing or possessing counterfeit trademarked, patented, licensed, or otherwise protected products or an instrument to create a false imitation of a product. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=KS-05-17-202&mode=view
Source:
Eurostat, "Handbook on the compilation of statistics on illegal economic activities in national accounts and balance of payments", Luxembourg, 2018
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