Research

Of Pirates, Smugglers and Knockoffs

Statistics on intellectual property theft

By CSO Contributor

December 01, 2006 — CSO —

Top 10 Intellectual Property Rights

(IPR) Commodities Seized in 2005

Commodity

strong>

align="center">Domestic value (approx.)

%

of Total (approx.)

1. Wearing

apparel

align="center">$16 million

align="center">17

2. Handbags,

Wallets, Backpacks

align="center">$15 million

align="center">16

3. Cigarettes

td>

align="center">$9.5 million

align="center">10

4. Footwear

td>

align="center">$9 million

align="center">10

5. Consumer

electronics

align="center">$8.5 million

align="center">9

6. Toys/Electronic games

td>

$8.5

million

9

div>

7. Computers/

Hardware

$4.8 million

align="center">5

8. Watches/Parts
$3

million

align="center">3

9. Perfumes

$2.7 million

align="center">3

10. Pharmaceuticals

td>

$2

million

align="center">2


Top 5 Trading Partners for IP

Seizures

Partner
No.

Seizures

align="center">Domestic Value (Approx.)

%

of Total Value

1. China

align="center">3,709

$64 million

align="center">69

2. Hong Kong

align="center">892

$5.8 million

align="center">6

3. United Arab

Emirates

align="center">20

$2.1 million

align="center">2

4. India

align="center">69

$2 million

align="center">2

5. Pakistan

align="center">76

$1.8 million

align="center">2


Annual IPR Seizures 20012005

strong>

Year
No.

Seizures

align="center">Domestic Value of Seizures (Approx.)

2001

align="center">3,586

$57.4 million

2002

align="center">5,793

$99 million

2003

align="center">6,500

$94 million

2004

align="center">7,255

$138.7 million

2005

align="center">8,022

$93.2 million

Source: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, L.A. Strategic Trade

Center

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