"ContraFake 2009" - High Level Conference on Counterfeiting and Piracy

On April 2, 2009 in Brussels will be held the conference "ContraFake 2009", in which will participate representatives of the business, the European Commission and the European Parliament. The conference follows an event held last year on initiative of the European Commission and attracted over 400 participants. This year the conference will again consider the growing problem of counterfeiting and piracy but will be focused more on planned efforts to combat the problem, in particular the European Counterfeiting and Piracy Observatory.

This conference brought together Members of the European Parliament and major stakeholders to discuss the most important aspects of counterfeiting and piracy and to explore what can be done to enhance the fight against this growing phenomenon.
The Conference examined topics such as the effects on economic growth and job creation, risks to citizens' health and safety, international trade flows as well as internet piracy.

The Conference is not a one-off event but, on the contrary, intends to be the starting point of a process towards a long lasting strategy mobilizing both industry and public authorities to jointly combat counterfeiting and piracy.

As a law firm with traditions of many years in the field of combating counterfeiting and piracy MS Partners will make efforts to inform you in due course for the main processes in this field on European and global level.

Source of information: European Commission