Peter Hlavnicka

The performance and survival of a business in a global economy depends on understanding and managing the risks–external and those embedded within its operations.

It is vital to identify and prioritize significant risks and detect the weakest points. Adding other elements to an essential ERM program, such as PESTEL and Porter’s 5 forces, treatment plans, scorecards, the three lines of defense (3LoD) components, and process improvements (six sigma, 8D, etc.) significantly increases the ERM… Show more

The performance and survival of a business in a global economy depends on understanding and managing the risks–external and those embedded within its operations.

It is vital to identify and prioritize significant risks and detect the weakest points. Adding other elements to an essential ERM program, such as PESTEL and Porter’s 5 forces, treatment plans, scorecards, the three lines of defense (3LoD) components, and process improvements (six sigma, 8D, etc.) significantly increases the ERM success rate.

The authors outline a comprehensive strategy to designing and implementing a robust and successful ERM program – and not just successful in implementation but also yielding enormous returns for the organizations that implemented this enhanced ERM program. Show less

While the Volume 1 of this book provides a unique combination of legal and business best practices related to intellectual property protection the Volume 2 showcases specific U.S. states specific legal statues and examples related to legal approach to counterfeiting and grey market issues. The primary emphasis is again on providing advice to U.S. companies about how to navigate the complex domestic legislation and to provide a single source of reference for both law practitioners (educating… Show more

While the Volume 1 of this book provides a unique combination of legal and business best practices related to intellectual property protection the Volume 2 showcases specific U.S. states specific legal statues and examples related to legal approach to counterfeiting and grey market issues. The primary emphasis is again on providing advice to U.S. companies about how to navigate the complex domestic legislation and to provide a single source of reference for both law practitioners (educating them about the legal remedies available to their clients) and any person or team tasked with intellectual property rights enforcement and compliance that needs to understand the applicable state legislation. Both volumes of this book are focused on leveraging trademark enforcement while also commenting on copyright and patent enforcement, establishing a framework for successful brand protection in the future. Show less

Protecting the Brand, Volume I: Counterfeiting and Grey Markets
is a handbook for law practitioners as well as business executives.
It is a unique perspective of best practices in addressing issues around
counterfeiting and grey markets—from a legal as well as a business point
of view. The authors explore the threats posed by counterfeiting and grey
markets to a variety of industries and illuminate what problems these
may cause. Before setting forth the range of legal… Show more

Protecting the Brand, Volume I: Counterfeiting and Grey Markets
is a handbook for law practitioners as well as business executives.
It is a unique perspective of best practices in addressing issues around
counterfeiting and grey markets—from a legal as well as a business point
of view. The authors explore the threats posed by counterfeiting and grey
markets to a variety of industries and illuminate what problems these
may cause. Before setting forth the range of legal strategies for remedying
incidents of counterfeiting and grey markets, the authors outline
preventive measures businesses can take to combat the threats, and
showcase some of the emerging technologies that can serve as enablers of
Brand Protection’s 3 IPR’s (3 I’s = Intelligence, Investigation, Innovation;
3 P’s = Protection, Perseverance, Perpetuation; 3 R’s = Remedy, Recovery,
Rehabilitation). Show less

Protecting the Brand: Counterfeiting and Gray Markets, a new book written by three experts in intellectual property security that serves as a teaching tool on strategies to guard against the stealing of commercial secrets.

The authors use real-life examples to illustrate what actually happens when unscrupulous competitors interfere with legitimate business. They show how various state and federal statutes, including the Lanham Act and various criminal statutes, can be used to fight those… Show more

Protecting the Brand: Counterfeiting and Gray Markets, a new book written by three experts in intellectual property security that serves as a teaching tool on strategies to guard against the stealing of commercial secrets.

The authors use real-life examples to illustrate what actually happens when unscrupulous competitors interfere with legitimate business. They show how various state and federal statutes, including the Lanham Act and various criminal statutes, can be used to fight those who cheat their way into the market. New concepts, such as cybersquatting, are discussed and explained, and there is coverage of international remedies that can be employed when the appropriate occasion arises. They also suggest a variety of internal procedures that businesses can put in place to protect themselves against theft.

In a single volume packed with useful information, authors Peter Hlavnicka, Ryan Drimalla and Anthony M. Keats help corporate executives and legal counsel fully understand the expanse of challenges associated with protecting corporate assets against what amounts to intellectual piracy.

Specific topics include:

• Problems caused by counterfeit and gray market goods
• Specific industry case studies
• Pro-active internal procedures to combat counterfeiting
• Using the Lanham Act to combat gray and counterfeit goods
• Trademark infringement and dilution
• Copyright piracy enforcement and recent developments
• Issues relating to websites and cybersquatting
• International remedies available to corporate executives

A detailed table of contents, as well as ordering information for this and other Law Journal Press publications, is available at www.lawcatalog.com. Show less

AGMA, a non-profit organization and the largest group solely focused on IP protection in the high-tech industry, has identified four distinct areas of focus that must be closely guarded in order for the high-tech industry, in particular, to thrive and contribute to economic prosperity, innovation and security

Our world is unimaginable without electronics. From laptops, tablets and smart phones to TVs, and game consoles - from public infrastructures such as air traffic control, financial and communication networks to government and military systems – we live in an interconnected, “always on” world. Due to their much higher failure rate versus genuine equipment, counterfeits pose a threat not just to consumer safety but also to national security - because when they fail the entire systems in which… Show more

Our world is unimaginable without electronics. From laptops, tablets and smart phones to TVs, and game consoles - from public infrastructures such as air traffic control, financial and communication networks to government and military systems – we live in an interconnected, “always on” world. Due to their much higher failure rate versus genuine equipment, counterfeits pose a threat not just to consumer safety but also to national security - because when they fail the entire systems in which they are embedded may also fail. Show less

The growing problem of counterfeit IT gear finally gained crucial attention from U.S. law enforcement agencies after counterfeit goods started showing up in the U.S. Department of Defense supply chain

Falsely branded goods waste money, cheat buyers and vendors, cause network failures, and risk security. Preinfected components, anyone?

Counterfeit high-tech products that are flooding global markets have devastating effects not only for brand owners, but the economy.

The article discusses best practices in monitoring resale and distribution channels - putting business controls inplace while developing these relationships.

The term "gray market" is widely misunderstood and highly debatable. It is commonly used to describe the unauthorized brokering of branded goods, which have been diverted from authorized distributors into the hands of unauthorized dealers, brokers and the like. The gray market generally promotes new, genuine, branded goods (diverted from authorized channels), but a buyer can actually receive used or remarketed, counterfeit, or mislabeled goods as these items also flow through the gray market… Show more

The term "gray market" is widely misunderstood and highly debatable. It is commonly used to describe the unauthorized brokering of branded goods, which have been diverted from authorized distributors into the hands of unauthorized dealers, brokers and the like. The gray market generally promotes new, genuine, branded goods (diverted from authorized channels), but a buyer can actually receive used or remarketed, counterfeit, or mislabeled goods as these items also flow through the gray market channel and are often purposely misrepresented as new, genuine goods Show less