Measuring Infringement of IPR IPO Report Summary Findings

Measuring Infringement of IPR IPO Report Summary Findings A Review of existing methods and recommendations for new robust methodologies September 2013

CONTENT ► Background ► Approach Methodology ► General Observations ► Distinctive Features ► Harmonising Framework ► Application of the Framework

IP INFRINGEMENT

BACKGROUND Study commissioned by the intellectual Property Office (IPO) Scope: Review of methodologies identifying the scale of infringement across 4 main IP Rights Types: Copyright (online & offline) Patent Trademark Design Rights

METHODOLOGY

METHODOLOGY Team composed of academics from the University of Hertfordshire and Research/Industry experts from Audiencenet SOURCES 38 73 reviewed used Counterfeiting and piracy Patent enforcement Online Copyright infringement 14 22 reviewed used 33 48 reviewed used 4 month review of Grey Literature, Trade Body approach to research and views from Experts in the field of piracy, big data, Top down & Bottom Up Approach Classification and segmentation of available research • IP Type • Source of Funding Design right enforcement 11 27 reviewed used

TRADE BODIES RESEARCH

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 1. Highly skewed behaviour 2. Dynamically changing perceptions 3. Rapidly changing costs of distribution and recompense 4. Driven by perception of risk

APPLICATION OF THE FRAMEWORK

APPLICATION OF THE FRAMEWORK Creator PUBLIC REFERENCE POINT perpetrator audience

THE CONCLUSION: A CALL FOR CONSISTENT OVERSIGHT

CONCLUSION A call for the need to establish a consensus around the common stack in the ground, a role in this instance for a government contribution to act as the guardian and frame of reference, this will require a commitment to a sustained and regular reporting of a sampling of the participants, alongside longitudinal collation of extreme behaviour.