The World Customs Organization (WCO) has launched its annual report for 2008, read the Global Review on Counterfeit and Piracy here.
Kunio Mikuriya, secretary general of WCO wrote:
“The results reported by Members during 2008 for combating counterfeiting and piracy are the best ever published. While we can commend the exemplary work doneby Customs administrations and a real effort by Members world-wide to eradicate these fraudulent activities, the statistics for 2008 are also noteworthy for another reason: the production of goods which infringe intellectual property rights is still increasing, thereby posing an ever-greater threat to the health and safety of consumers on every continent, and to artistic and industrial design in countries around the world.“
