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Two weeks ago it was reported that police in Mumbai, India, arrested four current and/or former employees of a third-party Mumbai-based company for suspicion of leaking an unaired episode of Game of Thrones. The third-party company was contracted by Game of Thrones to process the series through an Indian streaming website.[1] SUPPLY CHAIN A fundamental strategy in the protection of all types of intellectual property is to ensure the IP is handled securely at every link of the supply chain. [ 368 more words ] http://ip-pi-blog.com//ip-protection-8-things-media-compa/

Tomorrow, millions of people around the world will get ready to watch the solar eclipse. How many of those will leave the experience with damaged eyes or blind because (unbeknownst to them) they used "fake" glasses that do not contain the necessary filters to protect the eyes. We have had countless examples of fake medications created by these criminals that can either directly harm consumers with the outrageous ingredients included, or, have no healing agents at all, or counterfeit pesticides that put farmers and consumers at risk, but now to learn that these criminals have created counterfeit "Eclipse" glasses that can cause "...serious eye damage and permanent blindness" as reported in the attached [ 145 more words ] http://ip-pi-blog.com//08/20/fake-eclipse-glasses-an-outr/

The July/August, 2017, issue of PI Magazine includes a feature article written by Ron Alvarez, titled, "Investigating Intellectual Property (IP) Theft." The article takes a broad look of the IP theft problem from defining IP; explaining the magnitude of this global phenomenon; giving a counterfeit case study; providing some statistics on the China counterfeit anomaly; to recommendations for brand owners in using IP-PIs; as well as providing IP infringement and protection educational resources for brand protection professionals and investigators. Link to PI Magazine... http://ip-pi-blog.com//ip-theft-investigation-article-pub/

In the following intriguing video and article published in the Mirror on July 5, 2017, titled, "No More Cheap Knock-Offs: Here's How Scientists May Have Solved the Problem of Counterfeit Goods," written by Jeff Parsons, it details how some scientists are seriously trying to develop ways to combat counterfeiting. For example, scientists have explored inserting a ONE-ATOM size identity tag into products that would make it possible for consumers, brand owners, and investigators to read by using their smartphones. [ 180 more words ] http://ip-pi-blog.com//can-science-help-solve-the-counter/

A recent article written by PAUL MOZUR, in the NY Times, on May 15, 2017, titled, "China, Addicted to Bootleg Software, Reels From Ransomware Attack," reminded us of a number of troubling things, such as the depth of China’s pirated computer software culture. According to one study cited in the article, software installed in 70 percent of the computers in China is not licensed properly, followed by Russia at 64 percent, and India at 58 percent, respectively. [ 79 more words ] http://ip-pi-blog.com//chinas-bootlegged-computer-softwar/