Clothing & Accessories

• Hong Kong Customs seize fake goods, illicit liquor

  20-Oct-23 - Haul included around 8,400 suspected counterfeit items and about 260 litres of suspected illicit liquor worth $1.4m.

• Entrupy authentication has come to TikTok

  19-Oct-23 - The alliance will initially see Entrupy’s technology used to authenticate luxury handbags from luxury brands.

• Amazon opens Transparency to other serialisation systems

  17-Oct-23 - Retail giant has recognised that many brand owners are already using other serialisation technologies to protect products.

• UK police take down counterfeit logo factory

  12-Oct-23 - So-called 'badging' factories are used by criminals to try and avoid detection by law enforcement, say police.

• Chicago police find stolen shoes warehouse

  11-Oct-23 - The seized items, including Nike, Jordan, Adidas, UGG, and Supreme goods, are estimated to be worth around $5m.

• Shop Safe Act reintroduced by US lawmakers

  28-Sep-23 - It would establish liability for online retailers when a third party sells a counterfeit that poses a risk to consumer health or safety.

• Amazon, Ferragamo win lawsuit against counterfeiter

  28-Sep-23 - The judgment against Guoxin Dai includes a permanent injunction and statutory damages of $128,400.

• Study uncovers four global illicit trade hubs

  25-Sep-23 - The hubs in South and Central America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe allow criminals and enablers to thrive.

• $1m in counterfeit accessories seized by CBP Chicago

  20-Sep-23 - The haul included fake watches, bracelets, handbags and scarves infringing the IP of Rolex, Gucci, Hermes, and Louis Vuitton.

• Pilot will trial tech to meet EU's textile digital passport plans

  14-Sep-23 - The project aims to enable sustainability, the circular economy, and help consumers make sustainable choices.

• Amazon files fresh lawsuit against influencers

  12-Sep-23 - The complaint claims Kamryn Russell, Ashley Hawat and associates used a 'hidden links' scheme to promote fake luxury goods.

• UK man sentenced for selling fake World Cup shirts

  31-Aug-23 - Matthew Hyett sold counterfeit football merchandise from a market stall in West Yorkshire and an online store.

• Viewpoint: Protecting against the worrying surge in 'superfakes'

  21-Aug-23 - Counterfeiters are increasingly making copies of high-value goods that are almost impossible to detect.

• London operation nets £5m in fake goods

  16-Aug-23 - The crackdown follows a "sharp increase" in fake product sales in the Camden area, according to the PIPCU unit.

• Illicit tobacco tops Trading Standards cases in UK

  03-Aug-23 - 80 per cent of local authorities responding to a survey identified tobacco as the most investigated illicit product.

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