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Wed, 09/15/2010 - 16:08
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Thai authorities destroy 600,000 counterfeit items violating intellectual property laws
BANGKOK, Sept 15 – The Thai authorities on Wednesday burned over 600,000 items violating intellectual property rights following Thailand's court rulings concerning intellectual property right violation cases.
The collaboration for burning the 613,374 items was between the Intellectual Property Department, the Commerce Ministry, the Royal Thai Police and related private sector organisations.
After presiding over the ceremony, Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot said it is the third instance this year of destroying all counterfeit goods, weighing around 90 tonnes in total, with a value accounting to Bt2.2 billion.
Among all burnt items, 129,270 pieces were seized by the Economic and Cyber Crime Police Division (ECD Police), 40,803 by the Metropolitan Police Bureau, 91,659 by varied Provincial Police Regions, 202,621 by the Thai Customs Department, and 149,021 items from the Special Investigation Department (DSI).
Mr Alongkorn said the destruction process was environmentally friendly and chemically correct according to a complete system in a cement stove. The waste of some energy and minerals can be recycled and reused, while non-recyclable waste will be further destroyed with an appropriate method.
The deputy commerce minister said the government continues to give serious importance to cracking down and preventing violations of intellectual property rights. Stricter measures to deal with the matter were launched for higher efficiency results.
He added the government was confident that the United States will review Thailand's status, moving it from being a country on the US government's Priority Watch List (PWL) to being a country on its Watch List (WL). (MCOT online news)
The collaboration for burning the 613,374 items was between the Intellectual Property Department, the Commerce Ministry, the Royal Thai Police and related private sector organisations.
After presiding over the ceremony, Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot said it is the third instance this year of destroying all counterfeit goods, weighing around 90 tonnes in total, with a value accounting to Bt2.2 billion.
Among all burnt items, 129,270 pieces were seized by the Economic and Cyber Crime Police Division (ECD Police), 40,803 by the Metropolitan Police Bureau, 91,659 by varied Provincial Police Regions, 202,621 by the Thai Customs Department, and 149,021 items from the Special Investigation Department (DSI).
Mr Alongkorn said the destruction process was environmentally friendly and chemically correct according to a complete system in a cement stove. The waste of some energy and minerals can be recycled and reused, while non-recyclable waste will be further destroyed with an appropriate method.
The deputy commerce minister said the government continues to give serious importance to cracking down and preventing violations of intellectual property rights. Stricter measures to deal with the matter were launched for higher efficiency results.
He added the government was confident that the United States will review Thailand's status, moving it from being a country on the US government's Priority Watch List (PWL) to being a country on its Watch List (WL). (MCOT online news)
