site.btaInterior Minister Opens Europol Conference on Investigating Intellectual Property Crimes

Interior Minister Daniel Mitov opened on Wednesday а Europol conference titled “From Click to Crime: Investigating Intellectual Property Crime in the Digital Age”. The forum is in Sofia, and this year's meeting is hosted by the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC). Over 270 experts, representatives of law enforcement agencies from around the world, and the private sector are participating in the event.

In his opening speech, Mitov said that Bulgaria is showing steady progress in the fight against intellectual property crimes.

Important topics that will be discussed include the fight against counterfeit goods sold online, such as medicines, electronics, toys, cosmetics and cleaning products, and their impact on public health and safety. Other topics include results of joint operations against digital piracy, the damage caused by the spread of malicious software, financial fraud, data theft, and how to improve cooperation between law enforcement agencies, institutions and the private sector in the fight against online intellectual property infringements.