This report was prepared by Piotr Stryszowski, Senior Economist, and Morgane Gaudiau, Economist, of the OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate led by Marion Jansen.
The authors wish to thank Byeongdeuk Jang and Sojin Lim from the Korea Institute of Intellectual Property (KIIP) and Bong-Ju Choi and Seung Hee You from the Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA), as well as Deokwon Han and Sung-kuk Jang from the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) for their excellent co-operation and valuable insights.
The authors are grateful to representatives of Korean industry for the valuable assistance they provided. Special expression of appreciation goes to Gyeungyeon Kang, Yoo Hyun Sang, Kevin, Kim Hojoong, Choi Dong Tak, Junghee Byun, and Taerae Kim.
Michèle Patterson, Piotr Dubiel, and Oona de Carvalho provided editorial and production support.
The database on customs seizures was provided by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and supplemented with regional data submitted by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, the US Customs and Border Protection Agency, and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The authors are grateful for the data and the valuable support received from these institutions.