Free Zones in Curaçao Ban Counterfeit Branded Goods

Minister of Economic Development, Stanley Palm, spoke at the IACC (International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition) conference last October in the US city of Orlando. He pointed out how Curaçao has taken measures to counterattack the trade of counterfeit goods in its free zones in the harbor and at the airport, which is managed by the government agency Curinde. He explained that earlier this year in Hong Kong, Curaçao signed a memorandum of understanding with the IACC board to ban all types of counterfeit trade. The conference was attended by 300 experts in the field of trademark law. It is the ardent wish of the Minister to explain at international forums how this is incorporated structurally in all the activities in the free zones of the island. Officials of Curinde were also on site to give further explanation and attract possible new merchants to establish themselves in the free zones.