Measuring Infringement of IPR

IPO Report Summary Findings

A Review of existing methods and recommendations for new robust methodologies

September 2013

Content

► Background

► Approach Methodology

► General Observations

► Distinctive Features

► Harmonising Framework

► Application of the Framework

IP INFRINGEMEN

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BACKGROUND

Study commissioned by the intellectual Property Office (IPO) Scope: Review of methodologies identifying the scale of infringement across 4 main IP Rights Types:

Copyright(online & offline)

TrademarkPatent Design Rights

METHODOLOGY

METHODOLOGY

Team composed of academics from the University of Hertfordshire and Research/Industry experts from Audiencenet

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Online Copyright infringement

Patentenforcement

Counterfeitingand piracy

Design rightenforcement

reviewed

used

SOURCES

4 month review of Grey Literature, Trade Body approach to research and views from Experts in the field of piracy, big data, Top down & Bottom Up ApproachClassification and segmentation of available research

• IP Type• Source of Funding

reviewed

used

reviewed

used

reviewed

used

TRADE BODIES RESEARCH

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

1. Highly skewed behaviour2. Dynamically changing perceptions3. Rapidly changing costs of distribution and

recompense4. Driven by perception of risk

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

APPLICATIONOF THE

FRAMEWORK

APPLICATION OF THE FRAMEWORK

PUBLIC REFERENCE

POINT

audience

Creator

perpetrator

THE CONCLUSION: A CALL FOR CONSISTENT OVERSIGHT

A call for the need to establish a consensus around the common stack in the ground, a role in this instance for a government contribution to act as the guardian and frame of reference, this will require a commitment to a sustained and regular reporting of a sampling of the participants, alongside longitudinal collation of extreme behaviour.

CONCLUSION