IP Outreach Research > IP Crime
Reference
| Title: | FY 2007 Survey Report on Damage Caused by Counterfeiting |
| Author: | [Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry] |
| Source: | http://www.meti.go.jp/english/newtopics/data/nBackIssue20080411_05.html |
| Year: | 2008 |
Details
| Subject/Type: | Counterfeiting |
| Focus: | Aircraft and Auto Parts, Brands (deceptive counterfeits), Brands (non-deceptive counterfeits), Consumer Electronics / Electronic Equipment, Mechanical / Electrical Engineering |
| Country/Territory: | Japan |
| Objective: | To assess the damage that Japanese industry suffered from counterfeiting both in domestic and in overseas markets during FY 2006 (April 2006 to March 2007). |
| Sample: | 3.717 Japanese companies |
| Methodology: | Survey |
Main Findings
23% of Japanese companies and organisations surveyed report that they have sustained damage due to counterfeiting in FY 2006 (April to March 2007). This is a one percent increase with respect to FY 2005; however, it is substantially lower than the 28.8% rate in FY 2002. The rate of damage continued to rise in China, South Korea and Taiwan. Large enterprises were more affected by counterfeiting (26.9%) than smaller and medium-sized enterprises (19.8%).
Infringements of trademarks, designs, patents and utility models decreased slightly. However, more copyright violations were reported in FY 2006. Damages due to counterfeiting were sustained mostly in China (with 71% of companies affected by counterfeiting reporting damages there), South Korea (30.4%), North America/Europe (about 18% each), and Thailand (13.7%). Almost two thirds of respondents (65.5%) reported that counterfeits of their products were produced in China.
37.3% of surveyed companies reportedly took anti-counterfeiting measures in FY 2006, for which on average they spent ¥ 5.7 million. The most common anti-counterfeiting measures taken are: “early filing of intellectual property rights in Japan and overseas” (65.9%), followed by “warnings to counterfeit manufacturers and distributors” (42.7%), and “investigation of manufacturers” (41.8%).
The anti-counterfeiting measures implementation rate was highest in Japan (56.6%), followed by China (38.7%), South Korea (21.3%), Taiwan (19.8%), the United States (19%), and Western Europe (14.6%). China was cited by many companies (30%) as the country where they plan to strengthen measures, followed by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
[Date Added: Nov 20, 2008 ]