1567202500 acid-free paper 9781567202502 acid-free paper 0313001774 e-Book 9780313001772 e-Book
Alternate Call Number
K 71 PAR.T
Summary
Examines the impact trademark counterfeiting and product piracy have had on the United States economy, traces its history, and explains how it is done.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Trademark counterfeiting. The importance of intellectual property ; Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act) ; Copyright Act of 1976 ; The Patent Act ; Common law background 2. The worldwide threat. Organized crime ; Technological advances ; Globalization of the economy ; Gray market goods ; Lack of intellectual property laws ; The threat to the U.S. business community 3. The trade dispute with the People's Republic of China. The 1991 Special 301 and Section 301 investigations ; China's emergence as an international pirate ; The 1994 Special 301 ; Special inforcement ; The 1996 Agreement (1996 Report on Implementation by the Chinese) ; The aftermath Southeast Asia 4. The knockoff. The 1984 Trademark Counterfeiting Act ; Trouble along the border 5. Street peddlers and flea markets. Street peddlers ; Flea markets ; Fighting back 6. Pursuing the counterfeiters 7. The entertainment industries. Book piracy ; Film and video piracy ; Signal theft ; Pirated video games ; Music piracy 8. The pill pirates. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ; The drug approval process ; Drug counterfeiting in the Third World ; Assistance for the developing countries 9. Nuts and bolts. Counterfeit automobile parts ; Counterfeit aircraft parts 10. Piracy in cyberspace 11. Public education. Consumer demand ; Public education.