Abstract
Counterfeiting and piracy are terms used to describe a range of illicit activities linked to intellectual property rights infringement. It includes violation of trademarks, copyrights, patents, design rights, as well as a number of related rights.
Counterfeiting of goods can be seen as one of the most significant drawback of globalization economy. This widespread parallel economy perfectly succeeded in integrating itself to the economic globalization. But the phenomenon is much more complex that what we can see in newspapers or in stores during holidays.
The huge amount of money generated by the trade of counterfeited goods all around the world underlines the emergency to tackle the issue as soon as possible. Above all, counterfeiting of goods asks several question on economic or public health.
