The trade of counterfeit products is one of the most relevant criminal phenomena faced by companies and, in particular, by those investing in creativity, innovation and research. For this reason, Exhibitors can find at TUTTOFOOD 2021, an Anti-Counterfeiting service aim at allowing a prompt protection of the rights of Exhibitors in Intellectual Property matters.
The Anti-Counterfeiting Service, regulated by the regulation publish by INDICAM and active only during the Fair, offer the opportunity to Exhibitors holding trademark / patent / design registrations or pending registrations, valid in Italy, to quickly acquire evidence of the alleged infringement and obtain the removal of the infringing products from the display areas. The same service, only during the Fair, given the possibility to report to the Guardia di Finanza the presence of industrial products with names, trademarks or national or foreign distinguishing signs, able to mislead the buyer with regard to the origin, provenance or quality of the product displayed at the fair.
At the Anti-Counterfeiting Service Office it was also possible to obtain information on all the issues concerning the protection of Industrial Property.