In January 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a report, Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods, that offered 11 steps the U.S. government could take to thwart the spread of counterfeit goods and 10 best practices for the private sector. DHS tasked the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) with encouraging, monitoring, and reporting on the adoption and effectiveness of these practices. This, in turn, led to the formation of the public-private Anti-Counterfeiting Consortium to Identify Online Nefarious Actors (ACTION), made up of the IPR Center, e-commerce platforms with third-party marketplaces, relevant intermediaries, affected carriers, shippers, payment processors, and search engines. In October 2020, the IPR Center collected self-certified assessments of efforts made by ACTION members to implement the best practices. The following summarizes each of the best practices and highlights some of their responses.
National IPR Center Report Highlights Industry Adoption of Anti-Counterfeit Measures (Morgan Stevens, Center for Data Innovation)
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