Seminar on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. Giovanni Parascandolo

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1 Seminar on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Operational experiences: the Technological Frauds Special Department of Guardia di Finanza Giovanni Parascandolo Guardia di Finanza s Technological Frauds Special Department Guardia di Finanza s Tax Police School, Ostia Rome, May 10 th, 2017

2 Guardia di Finanza General Headquarters Recruitment and training departments Inter-regional Commands Special Departments Command Central Aero-Navy Command Regional Commands Special Units Command Special departments Technical, Logistic and Administrative Unit Aero-Navy Operative departments Technical, Logistic and Administrative Units Provincial Commands Technological Frauds Special Unit

3 Special Departments investigate on illegal complex phenomena that are widespread: on many areas related to specific economic-financial interests safeguard

4 What further institutional tasks? Due to a continuing evolving scenario, we are requested to control the «virtual economic territory»; perform intelligence activities on Internet; identify online financial channels used by criminals to move money; cooperate, at international level, with Interpol, Europol and, at national level, with private sector, universities, research centers and other national Police Forces.

5 SPECIAL DEPARTMENTS - COMMANDER - NATIONAL JURISDICTION I DIVISION II DIVISION III DIVISION IV DIVISION

6 SPECIAL DEPARTMENTS I DIVISION II - III DIVISION web monitoring analysis activities operational projects investigation activities and support to territorial units NATIONAL JURISDICTION IV DIVISION evaluation of technologies and logistic support institutional relations

7 Sectors of interest Internet frauds; counterfeiting and digital piracy MONDO online; VIRTUALE E (cyber) money laundering; RETE INTENET financial frauds and means of payment; Qualche numero personal data protection; crimes against public administration; public expenditure protection; online protection of trademarks, patents, know-how, intellectual properties; cooperation with competition and markets authorities; online gambling. Investigations at national and international level

8 Institutional relations Public Institutions Universities Research centers Private sector

9 International Cooperation

10 TECHNIQUES ON THE INTERNET AGAINST IP INFRINGEMENTS web monitoring using risk indicators extraction detailed elements

11 TECHNIQUES ON ON THE THE INTERNET AGAINST IP INFRINGEMENTS Internet researches (also with the use of crawlers) Internal or third party (public administrations, ISP etc.) databases

12 TECHNIQUES ON THE INTERNET AGAINST IP INFRINGEMENTS follow the money analysis of the criminal context

13 DARK SHOWCASES 53 institutional and private websites hacked 2 illegal websites seized

14 STOP COUNTERFEIT ONLINE 294 illegal websites seized 15 persons identified and referred to judicial authorities 57 counterfeit watches 38 counterfeit watches packages 60 fake jewels 24 counterfeit jackets many PC, smartphone, etc

15 IN OUR SITES VII 381 Italian and foreign websites 15 Facebook pages/profiles identified and referred to judicial authorities

16 Seminar on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Thank you for your attention Guardia di Finanza s Tax Police School, Ostia Rome, May 10 th, 2017

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