The touchstone of the IACIC's mission is to combat counterfeiting and piracy by promoting laws, regulations, directives, and relationships designed to render the theft of intellectual property undesirable and unprofitable.

 

The IACIC serves as an umbrella organization, offering anti-counterfeiting programs designed to increase protection for patents, trademarks, copyrights, service marks, trade dress and trade secrets.

 

Critical to the IACIC's purpose is its belief that acts of counterfeiting create severe public health and safety hazards, as well as economic harm. The IACIC initiates actions and supports actions by the government and private sector that will ultimately result in increased enforcement, lead to the prosecution of intellectual property infringers, and create a strong deterrent to counterfeiters and pirates.

 

In an effort to create conditions under which its members' intellectual property rights are safe from illegal copying, infringement and other forms of theft, the IACIC engages in substantive dialogue with governments, rights-holders, and partners from a variety of industries and sectors around the world.

 

In pursuing its mission, the IACIC develops and conducts training for domestic and foreign law enforcement officials, submits comments on intellectual property enforcement laws and regulations in the United States and abroad and participates in regional and international programs aimed at improving intellectual property enforcement standards.

 

Additionally, the IACIC submits comments on intellectual property and enforcement laws and regulations in the United States and abroad and participates in regional and international programs aimed at improving intellectual property enforcement standards. 

 

Our History

 

The International AntiCounterfeiting Identification Center, (IACIC) is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization devoted solely to combating product counterfeiting and piracy.

 

Formed in 1979, we are the longest-standing organization of our kind.

 

What began with a small group of like-minded companies seeking intellectual property protection has grown to a membership base of over 230 in the past three decades.

 

Our member-driven organization is comprised of a cross section of business and industry - from autos, apparel, luxury goods and pharmaceuticals, to food, software and entertainment - the IACIC's members' combined annual revenues exceed $650 billion.

 

Joining in the fight, our membership also includes private law firms, investigative and product security firms, government agencies and intellectual property associations.