**NEW** - Getting More Than You Bargained For (June 2010)

Entrenched in the black market industry, counterfeiting is no longer limited to the knockoffs of high-end designer handbags sold on city street corners. The creation and trafficking of counterfeit and pirated goods have become a lucrative business that hurts the American economy and destroys lives. Counterfeit goods are not safe, and they fail to live up to the quality of the brands they are knocking off. These goods are created by criminals who are looking to make a profit while harming consumers in the process.

Government

• CBP: "Intellectual Property Rights - Seizure Statistics: Fiscal Year 2009," October 2009 
• GAO: "Intellectual Property – Enhancements to Coordinating U.S. Enforcement Efforts," December 2009 
• GAO: "Intellectual Property – Enhanced Planning by U.S. Personnel Overseas Could Strengthen Efforts," September 2009 
• GAO: "Technology Transfer – Clearer Priorities and Greater Use of Innovative Approaches Could Increase the Effectiveness of Technology Transfer at Department of Energy Laboratories," June 2009 
• GAO: "Intellectual Property – Overseas U.S.