Counter offensive : an IP crime strategy / Patent Office, 10 August 2004

PDF: http://www.patent.gov.uk/about/enforcement/ipbook.pdf
"Counterfeiting and piracy have emerged as clear and serious threats to business, consumers and government. No product is too cheap to counterfeit and no brand immune. As a result, the UK loses both money and economic knowledge. It is now generally recognised that IP crime has a serious economic effect in the UK. Counterfeiting and piracy of branded products is estimated by some industry sources to cost the UK economy at least £9 billion a year. The Patent Office is looking at how we can widen our role in helping fight intellectual property crime (crime involving trade marks and copyright)."