CONNECT - UL EHS Sustainability...hoverboards and the holographic labels were estimated at 1.5 million dollars. ... site in the World Trade Tower (WTT), Noida, India. Information gathered

CONNECT18Cambridge | 12-13th September 2018

MITIGATING OPERATIONAL RISK:Anti-Counterfeiting, Risk and the impact on Your Business

Brain Monks, VP Anti-Counterfeiting, UL

CONNECT18Cambridge | 12 -13th September 2018




Our Purpose StatementOur Purpose Grounds us

We safeguard people, products and placesfrom counterfeit UL marks while protectingthe integrity and enhancing the value ofthe UL brand and those of our customers.

Global Security & Brand ProtectionTeam Worldwide

Our team works to secure the integrity of the UL Mark and UL’s digital andphysical assets. Our program continues to grow and adapt to effectively combatcounterfeiting activities. In 2017, our team grew to include a new location inEurope: Dublin, Ireland. We also continued to focus our attention on investigatingfalse online claims and the misuse of UL’s Mark in the digital marketplace.


UL GLOBAL SECURITY

Global Digital SecurityProtects UL’s systemsand infrastructure fromvulnerabilities and threats.

Physical SecurityProtects our people,premises and the assetsof UL and our customers.

Data PrivacyEnsures personal datais protected.

Global Security & Brand Protection Team Worldwide


UL BRAND PROTECTION

Global Security & Brand Protection Team Worldwide

EnforcementOur Brand Protection team

utilizes a priority-focused,

intelligence-led, project-

based

and integrated approach for

undertaking successful

anti-counterfeiting actions.

EducationOur comprehensive

education program helps

build capacity within

public and private sector

organizations to combat

IP crime.

PartnershipsOur extensive outreach

program builds strong

and effective public and

private sector partnerships

through UL brand protection

conferences, workshops and

initiatives.

Why we do itCounterfeit goods include apparel, accessories, cosmetics,medications, food, toys, electronics, lighting products, automobileand airplane parts. Counterfeits are often made of substandardcomponents and materials, and can result in a significant threat topublic health and safety.

According to the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, counterfeiting also supports unfair labor practices, child labor and organized crime.

UL has a responsibility to protect our customers’ investment andthe UL brand. By engaging in anti-counterfeit actions, we help toensure that only products that have earned the UL Mark benefitfrom its integrity and widespread acceptance.


TESTING OF COUNTERFEIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER


EXTENSION CORDS


HOVERBOARDS and UL Holographic labels seized worth $1.5 million

In September 2017, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’sDepartment’s Counterfeit and Piracy EnforcementTeam (LASD CAPE), in partnership with the GSBP team,executed a search warrant at a warehouse in SantaFe Springs, CA . A total of 2,510 hoverboards withcounterfeit UL Holographic Labels were seized.

The GSBP team also recovered 2,325 counterfeit ULHolographic Labels. The total seizure amount for thehoverboards and the holographic labels were estimatedat 1.5 million dollars.

Effective Enforcement: Global Investigations


5,143 Sprinklers…seized in India

In September 2017, the GSBP team worked with a UL customer to uncover sprinklers bearing counterfeit UL Marks at a construction site in the World Trade Tower (WTT), Noida, India. Information gathered showed that some of the counterfeit sprinklers were installed at the site and the remainder of them were waiting to be

installed. As a result of the intelligence gathered by the GSBP

team, the Indian police raided the warehouse ensuring the seizure of 5,143 pieces of counterfeit UL Marked pendent sprinklers. Authorities required WTT to uninstall the counterfeit sprinklers and replace them with genuine sprinklers.

Effective Enforcement: Global Investigations


Investigation & Raid Action

PSB Action Date Dec 6, 2017

Location Dongguan, Guangdong

Product Lithium battery compatible with iPhone

Mark RU

Seizure Volume 77,972 pcs

Seizure Value over $ 7.1 million

Criminals Detained 2 people

Arrest on Jan 13, 2018

Crime counterfeit registered trademark

UL Project Centurion


The Global Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy

$461BILLIONvalue of imported fake goods worldwide

5%of goods imported into

the European Union are counterfeit

BY 2020

4.2TRILLIONDRAINED FROM THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

5.4MILLIONJOBS AROUND THEWORLD PUT AT RISK

COUNTRIES WHOSE BRANDS ARE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED BY COUNTERFEITING/FAKE

% total of counterfeit product seizures globally

2.5% of all global markets

UNITED STATES

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

FRANCE ITALY

20%12%

15%

8%

12%


APPLE & UL SUCCESS STORY


• Investigation support for UL clients, togetherwith global law enforcement authorities.

• Workshops to help our customers and otherstakeholders to establish new brand protectionprograms or strengthen existing ones.

• Networking with global law enforcement andprivate sector stakeholders through UL brandprotection conferences and workshops.

• Development of custom product identificationtraining courses to assist law enforcement inidentifying counterfeit goods. These courses canbe made available through the International IPCrime Investigators College (IIPCIC) curriculum,used by thousands of law enforcement learnersaround the world.

These services include:

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