It is widely regarded that the infringement of IP rights - and here most notably counterfeiting and piracy - is a problem which results in reduced revenues for IP right holders and preventing them from recuperating investments, for example, into R&D. Counterfeiting and piracy are said to...

The study study aims to provide "Support for an ex-post evaluation of Directive 2004/48/EC [IPRED] and for an Impact Assessment in view of legislative proposals modernising the enforcement of IPR". IPRED has been implemented between 2005-2009. A first, early evaluation (2011) could not establish...