Made in Italy? Infringement of Italian IPRs world wide

This chapter appraises the damage caused by infringement of Italian intellectual property rights in world trade. Having described who suffers in particular from this illicit activity, the discussion goes on to consider the scope and volume of such infringements. The top destination and provenance economies for counterfeit goods that infringe Italian IPR are enumerated. The focus then shifts to the Italian products that are most susceptible to counterfeiting, with a unique quantitative analysis establishing their actual degree of susceptibility. Distinctions are made between primary and secondary markets. Finally, stock is taken of the detrimental effects of IPR infringement on the Italian economy – once again, in terms of lost sales, lost jobs, and lost government revenue.