Counterfeits: Fakes news concerns us all

This year, two reports on IP rights violations and their economic impacts worldwide have been published. The content of both the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) “Trends in Trade in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods”1 and EUIPO’s “2019 Status Report on IPR Infringement”2, is particularly alarming.