It is a pleasure to welcome you to the second edition of Anti-counterfeiting – A Global Guide. Building on the success of the inaugural edition, Anticounterfeiting 2009 provides trademark professionals with comprehensive guidance on anti-counterfeiting laws, procedures and strategies in key jurisdictions across the globe. Written by leading anti-counterfeiting experts, Anti-counterfeiting 2009 allows for easy international comparison of vital aspects of this essential area of rights protection.
Like its predecessor, this edition includes two regional special focus chapters, which examine trends in the European Union and Sub-Saharan Africa. New for this year are detailed chapters offering insight into specific aspects of the fight against counterfeiting online and in the fashion industry.
Anti-counterfeiting 2009 does not seek to offer specific legal advice and should not be read as though it does. However, the contributors to the book raise a number of critical points that IP rights owners and their advisers should take into consideration when forming a detailed international anticounterfeiting strategy.
To ensure the highest possible quality, only those firms and organizations with expertise in the field of anti-counterfeiting were invited to contribute. My thanks go to all those who submitted chapters for their support for this important project. I would also like to thank the Anti- Counterfeiting Group, the International Anti-counterfeiting Coalition and the World Customs Organization for all their assistance during the production of Anti-counterfeiting 2009.

John Batho
Managing editor