INTERPOL Intellectual Property Rights Programme John Newton IPR

INTERPOL Intellectual Property Rights Programme John Newton IPR Programme Manager MPS Study Visit – Strengthening Criminal Enforcement London, 2 February 2010 1

INTERPOL – REGIONAL BUREAUS LYON UN Office SAN SALVADOR YAOUNDE BANGKOK ABIDJAN NAIROBI HARARE BUENOS AIRES 2

INTERPOL’s 4 Core Functions Secure Global Police Communications Services Operational Data Services and Databases for Police Operational police Support Services Police Training and Development 3

INTERPOL Notices and Diffusions Wanted persons Seeking additional information Warnings about known criminals Missing persons Unidentified bodies Special INTERPOL-UN Security Council Warnings of threats + Diffusions 4

INTERPOL’s Priority Crime Areas Public Safety and Terrorism Financial and High-Tech Crime IP Crime Unit Trafficking in Human Beings Fugitive Investigative Support Drugs and Criminal Organizations Corruption 5

IPR Programme • Raising awareness about nature and extent of transnational organized IP crime • Database on International Intellectual Property (DIIP) Crime • Integrated IP crime training and operational interventions into transnational organized IP crime • Coordinating and facilitating regional cross-industry law enforcement interventions • International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (IMPACT) • Private sector and other stakeholder dimension 6

Cross-industry Law Enforcement Interventions Overview • Operations in South America resulting in nearly 700 arrests and seizure of goods valued at USD 290 million • Operations in SE Asia resulting in closure of illicit factory manufacturing counterfeit antimalarial medicines and seizures valued at USD 6 million • Operations in Africa resulting in seizure of over 100 counterfeit medicine products types 7

Tri-Border Area O P E R A T I O N J U P I T E R 1 8

Iquique O P E R A T I O N J U P I T E R 2

Operation Jupiter South America • Tri Border: Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay • Key elements: • All Interpol resources together to tackle Intellectual property Crimes • Regional Bureau Management and close coordination with Buenos Aires Sub-Regional Bureau • Committed participation by WCO and IP Crime affected industries - Motion picture, recording, pharmaceutical and tobacco industry

Operation Jupiter – South America 2004 – 2008 Seizure of goods in US$ million dollars 121 131 35 15 11

Operation Jupiter – South America 2004 - 2008 12

Operation Jupiter – South America 2004 - 2008 13

Operation Jupiter – South America Collective benefits successfully delivered: • Raised profile of IP crime as a policing priority • Development of national police expertise and IP crime investigation skills • Catalyst for increased level of IP crime policing activity and dedicated IP crime investigative units • Continuity, better communication, cooperation and coordination between police, customs and other stakeholders 14

Counterfeiting and Piracy in Africa 2008 -2010 Operational Assistance, Services and Infrastructure Support for African Police Forces (OASIS) • Funded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany • INTERPOL working in partnership with all stakeholders to combat counterfeiting and piracy in Africa • Investing in IP crime capacity building, training and INTERPOLled proactive operations • Eastern Africa IP Crime Training and Operational Workshops held in Nairobi, Kenya between 20 -25 November 2008 15

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Operation Zambezi

Operation Zambezi First results: Zambia (12 -16 October) • 60 officials from Zambia Police, Pharmaceutical Regulatory Authority, Customs and Revenue, Drug Enforcement Committee and Drug Enforcement task force, seized nearly 80 Pharmacies and shops where medical products are sold in Lusaka • Large number counterfeit and illicit medical products seized, such as antibiotics, antifungal, for asthma and hypertension treatment, steroids, oral contraceptives, skin care and health care products • Main feature: more than the half of the existing pharmacies or shops selling medical products functioning with no official authorization • 2 Illegal clinics for abortion discovered • Recycled government purchased medicines

Operation Zambezi Second Phase: Malawi (19 - 23 October) • 70 officials from Malawi Police; Pharmacies, Medicines and Poisons Board; Customs and Revenue, Malawi Bureau of Standards, examined 70 Pharmacies, Clinics and shops where medical products are sold in Lilongwe • Significant number of counterfeit and illicit medical products seized including antimalarials, antibiotics, asthma and hypertension treatment, steroids, analgesics, skin care and health care products • Main feature: Low number of registered pharmacies due to the high level of informality, shops also selling medical products illegally • Illegal clinic closed for sanitary reasons, no authorization and using disposable instruments already used • Recycled government purchased medicines

Operation Zambezi Third Phase: Swaziland (26 - 30 October) • 85 officials from Swaziland Police; Ministry of Health-Central Medical Stores; Customs and Revenue, Swaziland Standards Authority, Home Affairs Ministry, and Immigrations authority, examined 56 Pharmacies, Clinics and shops where medical products are sold in Mbabane and Manzini • 5 premises closed, including Illegal abortion clinic and 13 arrests for running unlicensed pharmacies • Counterfeit and illicit medical products seized, such as antibiotics, for asthma and hypertension treatment, steroids, analgesics, erectile dysfunction medicine, skin care and health care products • Main features: Little awareness in the country and lack of national medicines register; shops selling medical products illegally or without control; recycled government purchased medicines

Operation Zambezi Fourth Phase: Zimbabwe (2 - 6 November) • 76 officials from Zimbabwe Republic Police; Medicines Control Authority; Customs and Revenue, examined 57 Pharmacies, Clinics, surgeries and shops where medical products are sold in the greater Harare • Counterfeit and illicit medical products seized, such as antimalarial, antibiotics, for asthma and hypertension treatment, steroids, analgesics, erectile dysfunction medicine • 10 premises closed; 6 doctors taken to court; 51 arrests. Task Force created • Main feature: Little awareness in the country and lack of resources for enforcement • High presence of illegal and recycled government medical products from neighbouring countries and from overseas

Operation Zambezi – Common Themes • Same or similar products found in every country • Recycled government purchased medicines • Diversion • Counterfeit and unregulated medicines containing unknown ingredients and incorrectly labelled • Corruption • Infiltration of public health sector by counterfeit and unregulated medicines e. g. abortion clinics in Zambia • Artemisinin antimalarial medicines, Viagra, Cialis, Lipitor, Propecia, Tiratricol most commonly counterfeited 22

INTERPOL Database on International Intellectual ERPOL DIIP) Crime Property (DIIP) Crime Trend Analysis • 48% of all cases are transnational i. e. involving two or more countries • 12% of cases linked to other areas of organized crime 23

Conferences and Training • 2009 INTERPOL International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference held in Dublin, Ireland on 29 th September – 1 st October 2009 • 5 th Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy held in Cancun, Mexico on 1 -3 December 2009 • Western and Northern Africa IP Crime Training and Operational Workshops to be held in Dakar, Senegal on 20 -25 May 2010 (TBC) • 2010 INTERPOL International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference to be held in Hong Kong, China on 19 -21 October 2010 24

Development of IPR Programme 2010 - 2012 • Training and operations fully integrated in all IPR Programme regional deployments • INTERPOL Intellectual Property Crime Investigators College (IIPCIC) to become platform for all IPR Programme services • Operation Jupiter to be extended throughout South America, Central America and the Caribbean • Closer strategic and operational links with Europol • Great emphasis on working with counterfeit product source countries 25

INTERPOL IPR Programme “Building on Operational Success” Conclusions • INTERPOL providing global leadership and consistently delivering anti-IP crime benefits • INTERPOL is uniquely able to bridge the gap between stakeholders to fill the transnational enforcement void and deliver added-value • Private sector investment, leadership and shared vision with INTERPOL has made it happen 26

INTERPOL IPR Programme Revised Service Delivery beginning 1 January 2010 • INTERPOL IPR Programme to deal with ALL types of counterfeiting (trade mark infringements) and piracy (copyright infringements) • Counterfeit Medical Products and Pharmaceutical Crime (CMPCC) Unit Ø Dedicated function Ø International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (IMPACT) Ø Contact: Aline Plançon (a. plancon@interpol. int) Karen Brésard (k. bresard@interpol. int) 27

INTERPOL IP Crime Unit John Newton IPR Programme Manager j. newton@interpol. int Roberto Manriquez Crime Intelligence Officer r. manriquez@interpol. int Simone Di Meo Crime Intelligence Officer s. dimeo@interpol. int Françoise Dorcier Crime Intelligence Officer f. dorcier@interpol. int Kirstine Pedersen Principal Attaché k. pedersen@interpol. int 28