When a company invents a product or service, it should have a right to defend its creativity with intellectual patents. However, there are some countries like Italy and China where piracy and copyright violations are common

Question

How can a corporation prevent this by having some built-in measures in products and services?

Answer 1

Individuals or companies sometimes find ways to exploit loopholes or other unique opportunities in patent, trademark, and copyrights. A company should take measures to protect itself from such piracy situations. For many of the technological products, certain codes can be built into the software program such that it is self-destructive or becomes inaccessible for those who would like to use piracy. One of the sure safe methods is to make the product or service of such a quality that it becomes very difficult or expensive for anyone to copy. One such example can be seen in the formulas of Coke and Pepsi beverages. The product has special features and it is distributed so cheaply such that there is no money left for the counterfeiters. Similarly, packages and containers can be made in such a way that it will become expensive or otherwise technologically impossible to copy. For example, in China, Budweiser cans have fluted edges that are difficult to manufacture. Thus, there can be some inherent qualities or manufactured processes which can make it difficult, if not impossible, to duplicate.