Consumer Goods & Media

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  UK anti-counterfeit firm sizes up an AIM listing

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

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  Organised crime using legal businesses to sell fake goods

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

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  Sesame Street owner sues online sellers over counterfeits

  The suit cites e-commerce stores on sites like AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, eCRATER, MadeInChina, Temu and Walmart.

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  US patent awarded on built-in authentication for vinyl

  The VinylKey technology covered by the patent is billed as creating"next-level collectible vinyl."

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  Nintendo, Amazon seek big damages in fake amiibo suit

  The defendants are accused of selling at least $2.3m worth of counterfeit amiibo products on Amazon.

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  Study could help luxury brands counter the appeal of fakes

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

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