| Acknowledgments |
| Foreword |
| List of Acronyms |
| Executive Summary |
| Methodological introduction |
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| 1. | Intellectual property rights |
| 1.1 | Intellectual property |
| Copyright |
| Patents |
| Industrial designs |
| Trademark |
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| 2. | Counterfeiting |
| 2.1 | General elements |
| 2.2 | Counterfeiting: a growing phenomenon |
| 2.3 | Causes underlying the growth of the phenomenon |
| 2.4 | Organization and trade routes |
| 2.5 | The dangers and effects of counterfeiting. An introduction |
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| 3. | Consequences and risks of counterfeiting |
| 3.1 | Economic consequences |
| 3.2 | Social consequences |
| Toys |
| Spare parts for motor vehicles and aircraft |
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| 4. | The counterfeiting of medicines |
| 4.1 | Types of counterfeit drugs |
| 4.2 | The scale of the problem |
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| 5. | Illegal entry into the distribution chain |
| 5.1 | The legal distribution chain |
| 5.2 | The vulnerability of the distribution chain |
| Complexity of the distribution process |
| Repackaging |
| 5.3 | Entry into the distribution chain |
| Diversion |
| Parallel trading |
| Internet |
| 5.4 | The weakness of the system |
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| 6. | Counterfeiting and organized crime |
| 6.1 | Organized crime and counterfeiting |
| The development of organized crime |
| The interest of organized crime in committing and managing counterfeiting crimes |
| 6.2 | Counterfeiting as an illegal activity of criminal groups |
| Management of production and distribution |
| Criminal management of counterfeiting |
| Examples of certain criminal organizations involved in counterfeiting |
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| 7. | Conclusions and proposals |
| 7.1 | A complex strategy |
| The public sector |
| The private sector and civil society |
| 7.2 | An interpretation: coordination and cooperation |
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| Bibliography |
| Documented cases |
| International legislative background |
