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Danish Ministerial Network against IPR Infringements 

The website is maintained by the Danish Ministerial Network against IPR infringements. The Network was established in 2008 with the purpose of strengthening the cooperation between the public authorities in the fight against IPR crime, including trade in counterfeit and pirated products and illegal streaming of music and films.

The Network has implemented a long list of initiatives, including increasing the criminal sanctions to up to 6 years of imprisonment for all types of IPR crime. 

The Network cooperates closely to fight IPR crime. The Network's mission is described in this Terms of Reference (Danish language document). You can read more about the Network's many results in our annual reports (in Danish). The initiatives e.g. include cooperation on enforcement actions, joint awareness raising campaigns for consumers and a continuous dialogue with representatives from stakeholder organisations. 

Find information on the participating authorities here.

The Network was established based on a recommendation in a cross-ministerial working group report from March 2008 (in Danish). Find a summary in English here.

The Danish Patent and Trademark Office is secretariat for the Network.

Thank you!

Thank you to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) for letting us use the material from their website www.velgekte.no.

Also thank you to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for funding this website.

Links to the websites of the participating Danish authorities;

Danish Patent- and Trademark Office
Special Crime Unit
The Danish Customs Agency
Ministry of Culture Denmark
Danish National police
Danish Medicines Agency
Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
Danish Safety Technology Authority
Danish Competition and Consumer Authority // European Consumer Centre Denmark
Danish Business Authority
Danish Export Council

Annual reports for the Danish Ministerial Network against IPR Infringements (including English summaries); 
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012

The Danish Ministerial Network against IPR Infringements was established on the basis of recommendations in a large cross-ministeriel working group report from March 2008. Find a summary in English here.

The report was the basis and starting point for the many initiatives which have been implemented by the Danish public authorities since 2008 to strengthen the fight against IPR crime. Almost all the initiatives in the report are now implemented. Among the most significant initiatives are e.g.;

• Increased criminal penalties (up to 6 years of imprisonment) for all types of IPR crimes
• Development of this information website on counterfeiting and piracy
• Establishment of the Danish Network against IPR Infringements that cooperates closely in the fight against counterfeiting and piracy.

However, the initiatives in the report only marked the beginning of the strengthened efforts to combat counterfeiting and piracy. The Danish Network against IPR Infringements now consists of 11 public authorities that cooperate and coordinate closely to continuously strengthen the efforts against IPR crime. The network has established a valuable and structured dialogue with industry representatives on fighting counterfeiting and piracy.

The Netork’s many initiatives are described in the annual reports (available from the top of this page).

Contact information

The Patent and Trademark Office is the secretariat for the network.

If you have any questions about the network or the website, please contact the Danish Patent and Trademark Office by email to pvs@dkpto.dk or by Telephone +45 43 50 80 00. The contact person is Barbara Suhr-Jessen, Head of Department for Enforcement and Anti-counterfeiting.