Our goals and beliefs

Our aims – As an association with a strong international membership, we:

• Play a lead in prompting and driving national, European and international partnerships, collaboration and co-ordination in Intellectual Property enforcement

• Strengthen multi-agency cross-border co-operation and strategic working with partner organisations, in the UK and overseas

• Assist in the development of national EU and international policies, strategies and tactics, aimed at combating counterfeiting

• Improve awareness of the growing threat from counterfeiting to Intellectual Property (IP), business, consumers, local, national, EU and international economies through widespread media channels

• Raise timely and authoritative understanding about members' positions and concerns in relation to policy, strategy, regulation and enforcement, including resource issues

• Participate in industry-wide initiatives to raise greater public perception about the value of intellectual property (IP) and the harm caused by IP crime, to the UK, EU and third countries

• Encourage and drive more effective use of conventional and alternative laws, including confiscation proceedings against counterfeiters under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), Premises Closure Orders, civil prosecutions etc.

• Build members' and wider stakeholders' understanding about the use and development of intelligence-sharing and cross border collaborative actions

• Further develop knowledge and training about counterfeiting and IP enforcement through Roadshows, Border Force and Brand protection training

• Help to raise knowledge and awareness by supporting, promoting and contributing to UK, EU and international consultations, working groups, conferences, seminars, lectures, symposia, trade fairs and exhibitions

• Drive effective and responsive working groups and forums to ensure members can discuss matters of common interest

• Continue to develop wide-ranging and varied services to members, including roundtables with key intermediaries, partners and stakeholders in the Intellectual Property (IP) supply chain