CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CRIMES

AUTHOR – DR. DEMA MATROUK ALOUN, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF COMMERCIAL LAW, FACULTY OF LAW/ ZARQA UNIVERSITY. CONTACT – DALOUN@ZU.EDU.JO

BEST CITATION – DR. DEMA MATROUK ALOUN, CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CRIMES, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE (IJCJ), 2 (1) OF 2024, PG. 13-26, APIS – 3920 – 0012 & ISSN – 2583-7990

 Introduction to Intellectual Property Crimes

Criminal penalties for intellectual property crimes Throughout the world, intellectual property (IP) systems, as well as the legal and regulatory framework in which they are applied, are designed to provide powerful incentives to stimulate commercial and cultural creativity. Their development during the 20th century has made intellectual property rights a central feature of domestic and international law. At the same time, intellectual property crimes have become progressively detrimental to legitimate IP interests. The health, safety, and well-being of consumers are also jeopardized by counterfeit trademark and other products. These threats reach their most violent form in the case of counterfeit medicines. State and industry anti-counterfeiting moves are currently being improved in the light of this evidence. In 2007, the United States ratified new IP rights, thereby placing additional obligation on the criminal and civil legal systems of the U.S. to address the issue of breaches of IP rights.