Internet sales of counterfeits:
business or fraud
20 April 2017
Kiev, Ukraine
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Operation In Our Sites
• Operation initiated in
the USA by the IPR
Centre
• Targets the online sale
of counterfeit goods and
internet piracy
• Multi agency approach
and cooperation with the
private sector
• Europol coordinates the
European side since 2012
Operation In Our Sites
Project TransAtlantic VII
This domain name has been seized
Operation In Our Sites-Project TransAtlantic VII is a
coordinated effort by U.S. and European law enforcement
agencies targeting websites and their operators that sell
counterfeit goods.
Awareness campaign on online
counterfeiting
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