Brand piracy

[1] Annika Kristin states "brand Piracy is considered to be the premeditated use of registered trademark, its name, its tradename or the packaging and presentation of its products".

[3][4] Tönnis describes the consequence of brand piracy as the consumption of fake, untested and poor quality goods by consumers.

[2] In 2012 the CBP promised to protect the economy, the people of the US and their national security "against harm from counterfeit and pirated goods".

[6] Over the last decade, the counterfeiting and piracy phenomenon has risen to very dangerous dimensions and has become one of the most devastating problems facing world business.While some experts suggest the company to go the extremes of punishing the counterfeiter,[10] others also suggest takeover or franchisee agreements with them.

[13] Since 1977 obvious plagiarism in regards to established design is also exposed in public by awarding the negative prize Plagiarius.