the twenty-second day of July‚ nineteen hundred and ninety-six [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8203] AN ACT OF PROHIBITING COUNTERFEIT DRUGS‚ PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. Title – This Act shall be known as the "Special Law on Counterfeit Drugs." SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy -It is hereby the policy of the State to protect and promote the right to
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Stephanie Villafranca FTT 450 Professor Shephard 4/30/13 The Negative Effects of Counterfeiting Abstract Counterfeiting is an illegal action. There is a study that provides strong evidence as to why counterfeit items can affect not only the lives of the designers‚ but the everyday consumer. It costs 250 billion dollars a year‚ which causes people to lose their jobs. Its profit margin is larger than any other illegal business. (Crime Inc.‚ 2010). Many people think that counterfeiting only
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Charmaine Kayle B. Lopez BSBM FM3-2 March 19‚ 2014 INTRODUCTION Counterfeit money is currency created to imitate a government produced currency. It is generally designed to look like real money and to convince others that it is legitimate currency. Sometimes‚ counterfeit money is produced to purchase items or services‚ but at other times‚ it is created in an attempt to cause inflation. Modern counterfeit money is generally made to look like banknotes. As technology has evolved‚ more
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1) Please address the following as they pertain to Intellectual Property: What is Intellectual Property (IP) and how does counterfeit merchandise impact the U.S. economy? Intellectual Property is materials that are copyrighted‚ but are produced by counterfeit often looking or performing much like the copyright that they have stolen. Many items that are counterfeit include video games‚ movies‚ clothing‚ automobile and aircraft parts‚ medications‚ and personal items such as body sprays‚ perfumes
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Calvin curbed by copycats Assignment A 1) in short terms Calvin Klein should use a great amount of money and time on suppressing counterfeit products. It’s destroying their luxury brand‚ and leaves a bad impression on the customer. After having a rough time on the market‚ they could announce their return‚ by designing a new product line‚ as a response to the latest decrease of their market position. In the long term‚ opening stores on exclusive streets is an excellent way of telling the customer
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References: Kishombo‚ D. and Mutalemwa‚ D. (2010) “importation of counterfeits: What should be done?” The Economic and Social Research Foundation‚ Tanzania knowledge Network (TAKNET). Leslie‚ T. (2009) “Difference Between Brand names And Trade names” Demand Media. Inc Ndomondo‚ M. (2005) “Strategies for improving integrity
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Topic: Michigan Man Charged with Selling Counterfeit Microsoft Software worth More Than $1.2 Million Web Site used: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/November/12-crm-1335.html Summary: On Oct. 24‚ 2012 Bruce Alan Edward was indicted by the federal grand jury in Bay City‚ Michigan for mail fraud and selling counterfeit Microsoft software with a retail value of more than $1.2 million. This case revealed that Edward distributed counterfeit copies of Microsoft Office 2003 Professional
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| |Specific Purpose: |To persuade my audience to help stop the sale of counterfeit Native American crafts | |Central Idea: |Enforcement of an existing law can prevent the widespread sale of counterfeit crafts | | |that are devastating the economies of American Indian tribes. |
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and Corporate Ethics Professor Jonathan McGovern Argosy University - Inland Empire Was it ethical for Normandale to sell the alleged knock-off products at a lower price? Explain. No it was not ethical for them to sell counterfeit products at a lower price. This gives them an unfair advantage over their competitors and also helps to fuel a 250 Billion a year industry that is being compared to organized crime by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). According
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hundred dollar bill nearly impossible to counterfeit in attempt to protect our economy. This is just the first step in improving our currency system. Counterfeiting U.S. currency is an illegal practice that has has been around for years and‚ unfortunately‚is getting worse. "Last year‚ ...the Secret Service cooperated with the Italian authorities’ seizure of $43.8 million in counterfeit U.S. currency‚ Germany’s capture of more than $19 million in counterfeit cash‚ and the Canadian authorities;
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