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1 Managing Managing Intellectual Property Investigations Intellectual Property Investigations Albert Ho Albert Ho Head of Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau Head of Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau Hong Kong Customs Hong Kong Customs 1 September 2010 1 September 2010 2 Copyright piracy & trademark counterfeiting Copyright piracy & trademark counterfeiting Boundary & Maritime Interception (3,300 officers) Boundary & Maritime Interception (3,300 officers) Station at airport, container terminals & boundary Station at airport, container terminals & boundary control points control points Inland & Online Enforcement (400 officers) Inland & Online Enforcement (400 officers) Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau Special Task Force Special Task Force A dedicated Intelligence Bureau (220 officers) A dedicated Intelligence Bureau (220 officers) IPR Crime Enforcement in Hong Kong IPR Crime Enforcement in Hong Kong 3 Street Crime Era in the 1990’s Street Crime Era in the 1990’s Sudden rise of street-level sale of pirated copies of software, movie, music all over HK Special Task Force (185 officers) (1999) Enforcement strategy: focused & repeated raids Major Milestones Major Milestones 4 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 No. of Retail Outlets Year 1,000 Just a few Sharp decrease in the Sharp decrease in the no. of retail outlets selling pirated optical discs no. of retail outlets selling pirated optical discs

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Page 1: Managing Intellectual Property Investigations Intellectual ... Ho.pdfManaging Intellectual Property Investigations Albert Ho Head of Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau Hong

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Managing Managing Intellectual Property InvestigationsIntellectual Property Investigations

Albert Ho Albert Ho Head of Intellectual Property Investigation BureauHead of Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau

Hong Kong CustomsHong Kong Customs1 September 20101 September 2010

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Copyright piracy & trademark counterfeitingCopyright piracy & trademark counterfeiting

Boundary & Maritime Interception (3,300 officers)Boundary & Maritime Interception (3,300 officers)Station at airport, container terminals & boundary Station at airport, container terminals & boundary control pointscontrol points

Inland & Online Enforcement (400 officers)Inland & Online Enforcement (400 officers)Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau Special Task Force Special Task Force

A dedicated Intelligence Bureau (220 officers)A dedicated Intelligence Bureau (220 officers)

IPR Crime Enforcement in Hong KongIPR Crime Enforcement in Hong Kong

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Street Crime Era in the 1990’sStreet Crime Era in the 1990’sSudden rise of street-level sale of pirated copies of software, movie, music all over HK

Special Task Force (185 officers) (1999)

Enforcement strategy: focused & repeated raids

Major MilestonesMajor Milestones

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1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

No. of Retail Outlets

Year

1,000

Just a few

Sharp decrease in theSharp decrease in theno. of retail outlets selling pirated optical discsno. of retail outlets selling pirated optical discs

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Internet Era in the 2000’sInternet Era in the 2000’sAnti-Internet Piracy Teams (AIPT) (2000)

Computer Analysis & Reponses Team and an ISO-certified Computer Forensic Laboratory to provide technical support (2000)

An automated Lineament Monitoring System - cyber patrol on peer to peer illegal file sharing (2007)

Major MilestonesMajor Milestones

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Sharp increase in theSharp increase in theno. of complaints on Cyberspace Piracyno. of complaints on Cyberspace Piracy

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

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700 666

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The “Big Crook” Case in 2005The “Big Crook” Case in 2005

World’s first-ever successful enforcement action againstillegal peer-to-peer file sharing through BitTorret

Arrested a Chinese man who named himself “Big Crook” on the Internet in Jan 2005.

Sentenced to 3 months’ imprisonment. His appeal wasdismissed in May 2007.Illegal P2P file-sharing

of copyright materials

Drop 80%

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OrganizedOrganized CrimeCrime EraEra inin thethe EarlyEarly 20002000’s’sWider powers of investigation by invoking theOrganized & Serious Crimes Ordinance(OSCO)

Applied to 8 IPR cases, where some US$14million worth of crime proceeds were restrainedsince 2004

Major MilestonesMajor Milestones

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Cost Analysis onCost Analysis onInvestigation of organized IP CrimesInvestigation of organized IP Crimes

Crime Proceeds / Investigation Costs (USD)Crime Proceeds / Investigation Costs (USD)

Operation

Total crime proceeds forfeited (USD 14M) > Total crime proceeds forfeited (USD 14M) > Total investigation costs (USD 0.5M)Total investigation costs (USD 0.5M)2,851,418

51,092

2,543,157

56,299

5,535,861

56,299

547,164

56,299290,279

56,299

764,231

56,299

1,177,815

56,299205,508

51,092

584,412

56,2990

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

Sniper Spur Sting Glacier Polaris Explorer Touchdown Mildsteel Codebreaker

Crime Proceeds Frozen Investigation Costs

Remark : Investigation Costs factored in the no. of officers, daily wage per officer, no. of Remark : Investigation Costs factored in the no. of officers, daily wage per officer, no. of days spent & miscellaneous operation costs.days spent & miscellaneous operation costs.

Cost effectiveCost effective

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Whatever the IP enforcement areas, eras etcco-operation with LEAs

& the IP industry is essential.

IP right holders are encouraged to come forward and provide support …….

TO MAKE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION HAPPEN !

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The “Top Site” Case in 2009The “Top Site” Case in 2009

Joint Operation with MPA & IFPI

Significant Support :

intelligence support – informer

Identification of pirated movies & music album

seizure examination

affidavits and prosecution witnessesNo more top site is found No more top site is found in Hong Kongin Hong Kong

Impact

Fruitful Results :

Asia’s first-ever successful enforcement action against distribution of infringing files through Top Site

Arrested 2 Chinese men and seized 4 computers with ultra-high speed Internet connections in Jun 2009

Seized 3,400 infringing copyright works (movies, songs, TV games, software) being stored on the computers.

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Critical Success FactorsCritical Success FactorsNurture the respect of IPRNurture the respect of IPR

Swift response to Custom requestSwift response to Custom request

Provide support on copyright subsistence and infringementProvide support on copyright subsistence and infringement

Appoint a competent examinerAppoint a competent examiner

Seizure identificationSeizure identification

Give affidavit evidence and testify in courtGive affidavit evidence and testify in court

Training & experience sharingTraining & experience sharing

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CustomsCustoms--Industry PartnershipIndustry Partnership

EE--auctioning with Integrity Scheme (2005)auctioning with Integrity Scheme (2005)

Jewellery Integrity Campaign (2005)Jewellery Integrity Campaign (2005)

Fast Action Scheme (2006)Fast Action Scheme (2006)

Youth Ambassador against Internet Piracy Youth Ambassador against Internet Piracy Scheme (2006)Scheme (2006)

Various reward SchemesVarious reward Schemes

IPR Protection Alliance (IPRPA) (2004)IPR Protection Alliance (IPRPA) (2004)

http://www.iprpa.org/eng/front.phphttp://www.iprpa.org/eng/front.php (IPRPA Website)(IPRPA Website)http://www.iprpa.org/download/Membership_Application_http://www.iprpa.org/download/Membership_Application_ChiChi--Eng.pdfEng.pdf (Membership Entry Form)(Membership Entry Form)

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THANK YOUTHANK YOU