Founded in 1828, Bureau Veritas is an international group specialized in the inspection, analysis, audit and certification of products, infrastructure and management systems in relation to regulatory or voluntary standards. The Group employs over 47,000 people through a network of 1,000 offices and more than 300 laboratories in 140 countries.

Bureau Veritas has a long experience in conformity assessment and trade facilitation programmes. We help government authorities implement regulations related to conformity of products to standards and fight against imports of counterfeited and poor quality products.
This service complements the wide range of assessment activities we offer; such as audit and certification of suppliers, supply chain management, qualification of dealers and mystery shopping as used by the private sector to fight against counterfeits.

FakeSTOP is a revolutionary anti-counterfeiting system. FakeSTOP provides distributors and consumers of branded products with comfort that they are buying genuine products (even when your products are purchased over the internet). FakeSTOP makes it difficult for counterfeiters to sell your products as genuine. No specialist security devices or packaging is needed. Brand owners can minimise risk and liability with immediate and targeted product recalls. Increase sales of your genuine products.

Meet us in the exhibition area (stand 2) for your personal ten minute demonstration of the system (or email danny.brower@FakeSTOP.com or telephone +44 7796692888 to tell us when you would like to meet).

The Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation is a non-for-profit institution created in December 2003 by the artist’s widow, Annette Giacometti. The Foundation is the majority holder of the copyright of the author Alberto Giacometti. Together with the minority holders it has formed the Comité Giacometti to authenticate works and to grant permission of reproduction of all works by Giacometti. In 2007, the Foundation has co-founded with the Le Corbusier Foundation and other estates an association to lobby against counterfeiting in decorative arts. Visit us at: aadadd.org 

At the Global Congress, the Foundation will launch its new website on fakes and announce the creation of the Annette Giacometti Prize against art counterfeiting. Visit us in the exhibition area (stand 9).

The Congress Convenors will also provide exhibition materials detailing their organizational activities, programs and partnerships.

INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 188 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime. INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 188 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime.
INTERPOL aims to facilitate international police co-operation even where diplomatic relations do not exist between particular countries. Action is taken within the limits of existing laws in different countries and in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In order to provide broad-based support in the fight against counterfeiting and piracy, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has launched BASCAP – Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy. This operational platform will drive assertive action that integrates all business sectors and cuts across all national borders. BASCAP seeks to:

• Connect ongoing activities and coordinating business strategies and messages.
• Produce information that has value to corporations and trade associations across sectors.
• Amplify business messages to governments and consumers.
• Increase public and political awareness and understanding of counterfeiting and piracy activities and the associated economic and social harm.
• Compel government action and the allocation of resources towards improved IPR enforcement.
• Create a culture change where intellectual property is respected and protected.

The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a not-for-profit membership association of more than 5,800 trademark owners and professionals, from more than 190 countries, dedicated to the support and advancement of trademarks and related intellectual property as elements of fair and effective national and international commerce.

INTA was founded in 1878 by 17 merchants and manufacturers who saw a need for an organization "to protect and promote the rights of trademark owners, to secure useful legislation and to give aid and encouragement to all efforts for the advancement and observance of trademark rights." After more than 130 years, INTA continues its mission to represent the trademark community, shape public policy and advance professional knowledge and development.

INTA believes strongly that nations must work together and exchange information and ideas that will eliminate the threat posed by cheap, fake goods that illegally play on the good name of legitimate trademarks. With this belief INTA strongly advocates policies to advance protection against trademark counterfeiting and infringement. In doing so INTA analyzes and comments on treaties, laws, regulations, procedures and other enforcement mechanisms with respect to anticounterfeiting; engages and works with other anticounterfeiting associations and with governmental officials all over the world to address anticounterfeiting issues; and educates through government roundtables, forums and publications on anticounterfeiting.

The INPI is the French institute for industrial property. The INPI supports, develops and protects the innovation. According to the intellectual property code, the INPI has four main missions :

• receive applications and deliver the industrial property titles : patents, trademarks and designs;
• participate in elaborating the industrial property law;
• put at the public's disposal all information required for the protection of industrial property titles;
• inform about industrial property and promote it.

The Anti-counterfeiting Center’s missions are to put at the public’s disposal:

• all information regarding counterfeiting of trademark, patent, design, authors’ rights
• all information regarding the defense of intellectual property rights ant the protection against counterfeiting.

Exceptional Exhibit Opportunity for Anti-Counterfeiting Providers

If you - as a provider of anti-counterfeiting services - want to reach out to leaders and decision-makers from brand owners, law enforcement agencies and law-makers, the 6th Global Congress to be held at the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie in Paris on 2-3 February 2011 is the ideal opportunity for you.

• Jointly organized by leading intergovernmental organizations and international business associations.
• Attracts high-level participants from business, governments and law enforcement agencies.
• Unique opportunity to reach influential policy-makers, trend setters and decision makers.

For information about the exhibit and/or sponsoring opportunities, please contact:
Catherine Ogier , Tel. +33 (0)1 41 73 34 80