Unauthorised duplication of motion pictures or other trademarked goods, in which significant effort is devoted to the faithful duplication of legitimate packaging, artwork, and, in some cases, security measures, in an attempt to pass off the copy as genuine.
Counterfeiting is the act of deliberately reproducing money with the intent to use it in place of real money. Notes are generally easier to counterfeit than coins, although the latest technology in polymer plastic is making the counterfeiting of notes almost impossible. Counterfeiting is a serious offence with major punishments. Counterfeited notes are also easy to detect and trace.
the wilful infringement of a trademark
The act of producing or knowingly selling a product that contains an intentional unauthorised reproduction of a trademark.(FR:Contrefaçon, IT:Falsificazione, DE:Fälschen)
Counterfeiting involves the fraudulent reproduction of original documents/ instruments in a manner that enables the fraudster to pass them off as genuine/ original items. Most common items counterfeited include: - Cheques – an increasing problem on both corporate/ business and personal accounts - Plastic cards - Bankers Drafts
To make fraudulent imitations or copies, usually of money: two key tools for preventing counterfeiting are the Convention on the Protection of the European Communities Financial Interests and the establishment of the European Anti-Fraud Office. . (See Freedom to travel: Travel and residence documents, Judicial criminal: Economic and financial offences, Organised crime: Economic and financial crime)
The act of producing or selling a product containing an intentional and calculated reproduction of a genuine trademark.