- In conversation
Storage and destruction of counterfeit goods: the safety and environmental challenges
Louise van Greunen
Director, Building Respect for IP Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
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Dr. Martin Guard
Chartered Environmentalist and Hazardous Waste Specialist
June 30, 2018
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Photo by Mariana Proença on Unsplash
- Topic: illicit trade
The storage of goods suspected of infringing intellectual property (IP) rights, and their sound disposal, once the infringement has been confirmed, involves costs and represents major logistical challenges. Goods may remain in storage during the entire litigation process, and even longer, if there is a need to analyse them in order to determine their composition or hazard.
- Copyright of the journal: World Customs Organisation
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