Press Release: Intellectual property rights: Parliament and the Commission award prizes for winners of REAL Fake competition

On 23 June 2010, the Internal Market and Services Commissioner Michel Barnier, and members of the European Parliament awarded prizes to the winners of the 'REAL Fake' competition for schools. The competition, to design a logo for the European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy or posters, short films, games and other materials about counterfeiting and piracy, was initiated by the European Parliament and by the European Commission. This competition was a first step in a larger public awareness campaign that is being launched by the European Union to make Europeans more aware of the dangers of counterfeit and pirated goods and their harmful effects on consumers and the economy. The winners were invited to a grand awards ceremony at the European Parliament in Brussels.

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/10/272: Counterfeiting and Piracy - frequently asked questions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/272&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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