Counterfeit Goods Market in Germany

Posted on August 14, 2008
Filed Under Europe, counterfeit and piracy |

An estimated 70,000 jobs and 20 to 30 billion Euros (25.8 billion to 38.7 billion USD) are lost to German businesses due to counterfeits.

Source: “Counterfeiting thrives in Expanded EU” , Deutshe Welle, 4/26/05, and ” German Customs Seize Record Amounts of Pirated Goods,” Spiegel Online, March 14, 2007.

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