How the index is made

Methodology

What this index measures — and what it doesn't. The Index counts reported enforcement events. A rise in recorded incidents can reflect more counterfeiting, more enforcement, or more press coverage — usually some mix. Comparisons across states and quarters should be read as changes in enforcement visibility, not as measurements of market prevalence.

How records are produced

Public reports (news and regulator releases) are captured and permanently archived, filtered for relevance, then extracted into structured incident records by AI models. Every extracted field is span-grounded: it is kept only if a verbatim quote from the source supports it. Records are then deduplicated, and a sample is human-reviewed each quarter.

Measured quality

Audit error rate: pending the first monthly review.

Dedup statistics: pending the first run.

Disclaimer

The Index records enforcement events and allegations as reported by the cited public sources — enforcement agencies, regulators, courts, and press. Inclusion of a company, brand, or person in a record reflects only that a cited source reported their involvement in an enforcement event; it is not a finding or assertion by the Index. Seizure values are recorded as claimed by the reporting agency and are not independent valuations. Court outcomes are reported as stated by the court. Errors reported to data@counterfeitindex.org are reviewed and corrected under the policy below.

Corrections

Verified errors are corrected with a dated note on the affected issue page; the original figure remains visible, struck through. Published quarterly figures are never silently revised. Methodology changes that affect comparability are versioned and flagged in the next issue.

How to cite

Counterfeit Index India, "Q_ 20__ Index of Reported Counterfeiting Enforcement in India," published [date], available at [permanent URL].

Data: © Counterfeit Index India, licensed CC BY 4.0. Free to reuse with attribution — see citation format below. Underlying source articles remain the property of their publishers; the Index links to sources rather than republishing them.