The Psychology Behind Trademark Infringement and Counterfeiting (PDF)

Judy Zaichkowsky is a Professor of Marketing at the Faculty of Business Administration andmember of the Board ofGovernors, Simon Fraser University. She received her PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1984, in Marketing, with minors in Psychology and Statistics. She holds a master's in Consumer Studies from the University of Guelph and received aCentenary Alumni award fromthe University ofGuelph in 2003 for outstanding contributions to research. Dr. Zaichkowsky has been actively researching consumers since the early 1970s and has published works onmany facets of consumer behavior. Her knowledge and expertise on the role of involvement in consumer research has had amajor impact on the field of marketing. Her 1985 Journal of Consumer Research paper on the involvement construct is one of the top 10 cited articles in consumer behavior and one of the most influential articles in the field of advertising. Professor Zaichkowsky sits on the review boards for the Journal of Advertising, Journal of the Academy Marketing Science, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing, Journal of Promotion Management, and Psychology and Marketing. The decision to write this book stemmed from her personal experience as an expert witness to a passing-off case. She continues to consult on branding issues and to act as an expert witness in cases of trademark infringement."