2012 International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference
The 2012 International Law Enforcement Intellectual Property (IP) Crime Conference, co-hosted by Interpol and the Policía Nacional de Panamá in partnership with UL, kicked off on Sept. 11 in Panama City, Panama. The three-day event - titled "East Meets West: Working with the Americas to Combat Counterfeiting" - brings the public and private sectors together to share and develop best practices to fight counterfeiting and piracy crimes.
More than 500 delegates representing law enforcement, regulatory and custom agencies, private sector IP crime investigators, and prosecutors from more than 50 countries are expected to attend the conference. The event features plenary sessions, workshops, interactive round tables and specialized IP crime learning sessions as well as one-on-one networking sessions to enable delegates to discuss operational matters with representatives of investigative agencies and other organizations. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the sixth annual international conference, UL President and CEO Keith Williams focused on three important steps to ending counterfeiting: education on the danger of counterfeit products and the damage they cause to consumers and business; information sharing among law enforcement professionals to analyze trends for more effective targeting of on-the-ground intervention; and interdiction operations by law enforcement, customs and regulatory agencies to curtail counterfeiting activities.
