Statistics recorded at the external borders of the EUStatistics of interceptions concerning articles suspected of infringing intellectual property rights (IPR), such as trademarks, copyrights or patents are published yearly by the European Commission.
It must be stressed that only goods intercepted using certain procedures (defined in Council Regulation (CE) 1383/2003 are included in these statistics. The data are provided by EU Member States who must forward results obtained relating to IPR infringements quarterly to the Commission in accordance with Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) 1891/2004. |
2008 Statistics published on 9 July 2009 by the European Commission relating to IPR infringements show a significant increase in customs activity since last year. In 2008, customs registered over 49,000 cases of infringing goods intercepted at the EU's external border, compared to 43,000 in 2007. These results are based on an improved cooperation between customs and industry, enabling customs to better target suspected shipments and to recognize possibly infringing goods. The number of articles detained increased to an all time high number of 178 million articles. This is due to a growing number of interceptions involving mainly DVDs/CDs. Cigarettes, DVDs/CDs and clothing continue to be infringing rights in large quantities and there has been a worrying increase in sectors that are potentially dangerous to consumers (medicines, electrical equipment, personal care products).
For further information see the press release (IP/09/1106), the frequently asked questions (MEMO/09/327), the full report   and the presentation 
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National Statistics
