Clothing & Accessories

• 'Have and have not' mindset drives counterfeit purchases

  30-Jul-24 - Consumers think buying a fake Gucci bag can in some way restore equality in society, according to new research.

• De La Rue's future in doubt as loan payment deadline looms

  25-Jul-24 - All will hinge on the sale of at least one of its authentication and currency businesses, with negotiations ongoing.

• Authentix buys Nanotech Security assets from Meta Materials

  25-Jul-24 - Authentication tech specialist Nanotech Security Corp was sold to Meta Materials for $73 million just three years ago.

• £5m in fake clothes, accessories seized in London

  19-Jul-24 - Genuine goods were sold on the ground floor of a shop in Camden, with counterfeits found in the basement.

• CargoNet says US cargo thefts dip after record Q1 levels

  12-Jul-24 - There were recorded 771 theft incidents in the period, a 33 per cent increase on the same period of 2023.

• US Senate passes anti-counterfeit awareness resolution

  10-Jul-24 - July should be denoted as National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month, says text.

• UK police tackle Euro 2024 shirt counterfeiting

  09-Jul-24 - Eight people have been arrested and fake football shirts worth around £100,000 ($128,000) seized.

• Ohio man gets prison time for fake sports merch

  03-Jul-24 - Shane Burdue sold counterfeit caps, jerseys and footwear of major sports brands like Nike and the NFL, NBA, and MLB.

• EU delays traceability scheme to block Russian diamonds

  26-Jun-24 - The industry does not have an integrated traceability system in place and supply chains in the sector are long and complex.

• Italian study shows impact of counterfeiting on companies

  26-Jun-24 - Smaller, low-tech companies are found to be most at risk of going out of business due to counterfeiting.

• Amazon files legal action against fake good facilitators

  19-Jun-24 - Lawsuits claim defendants used illicit schemes to counteract processes designed to prevent the listing of counterfeits.

• CBP seizes fake of $1.2m watch in New York

  03-Jun-24 - Fake Audemars Piguet watch was part of a haul of various designer items seized at the Rochester Port of Entry.

• De La Rue confirms takeover talks ongoing

  30-May-24 - Could De La Rue’s 200-year position as a UK commercial institution be coming to an end?

• EU adopts new strategy to fight counterfeiting

  22-Mar-24 - Recommendation includes initiatives to curb counterfeiting activities and strengthen intellectual property rights.

• Europol backs crackdown on Israeli fake watch network

  18-Mar-24 - 15 people have been arrested in Belgium, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Israel as a result of the operation.

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