Clothing & Accessories

• Patagonia sues surplus store over fake clothing

  25-Mar-25 - The lawsuit accuses Maine retail chain Marden's of selling dozens of inferior-quality counterfeit down jackets.

• UK anti-counterfeit firm sizes up an AIM listing

  20-Mar-25 - Quantum Base is hoping to raise up to £5m, with the cash earmarked for product development and new hires.

• Organised crime using legal businesses to sell fake goods

  18-Mar-25 - Criminal networks are using networks of seemingly legitimate and legal businesses to help sell counterfeit products in Europe.

• EU delays its diamond traceability initiative again

  11-Mar-25 - The mechanism, part of the EU's sanctions package against Russia, is now due to come into effect on January 1, 2026.

• UK eBay sellers sentenced over 'hazardous' fake chargers

  19-Feb-25 - Foysal Habib and Abu Sufian pleaded guilty last year to selling fake goods, including electronics, cosmetics, and clothing.

• Applied DNA abandons DNA authentication business

  18-Feb-25 - The decision will see 20 per cent of its workforce laid off as firm looks into finding a buyer for the underperforming unit.

• Study could help luxury brands counter the appeal of fakes

  13-Feb-25 - Low-knowledge consumers are fuelling the trillion-dollar counterfeit market; Educate them, researchers say.

• More tech providers join textile traceability pilot

  06-Feb-25 - TrusTrace, Peterson Tech and Retraced join TextileGenesis in supporting the Trackit textile traceability programme.

• Lululemon sues storefronts, accusing them of counterfeiting

  04-Feb-25 - Three lawsuits are targetting sellers on online marketplaces including Amazon, eBay, Wish, Etsy, and Temu.

• Eight arrested in US on suspicion of fake goods smuggling

  28-Jan-25 - The gang, including logistics bosses, warehouse owners and truck drivers, are accused of smuggling $200m in illegal goods.

• CBP plans rules on low-value shipments to curb fakes

  19-Jan-25 - The measures would strengthen oversight of 'de minimis' shipments, known to be a route for fake goods entering the US.

• Database could aid circular economy push in textiles

  15-Jan-25 - NIST project created 'fingerprints' for textiles that can help sort fabrics that would otherwise end up in landfill.

• USTR highlights fake pharma in Notorious Markets report

  08-Jan-25 - 2024 report lists 38 online and 33 physical markets accused of involvement in "substantial" counterfeiting and piracy.

• Merck's 'digital twin' traceability platform comes to fruition

  07-Jan-25 - M-Trust – which is now in beta test release mode – is described by the company as a "cyber-physical trust platform."

• UK police seize £2m+ of fake goods in pre-Christmas op

  12-Dec-24 - The counterfeits from shops in and around Camden High Street included clothing, bags, trainers and watches.

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