Cosmetics & Personal Care

• OECD gauges impact of counterfeits on UK economy

  20-Nov-24 - In 2021, the value of fake and pirated goods imported into the UK amounted to £7.1bn, 1.5 per cent of the total.

• Michael Schmid elected new president of Eurojust

  13-Nov-24 - Schmid will take up office on November 15 for a four-year term, replacing current president Ladislav Hamran.

• Pet supplement brand YuMove warns fakes are on Amazon

  10-Nov-24 - Amazon is now recalling and refunding all purchases of YuMove branded products sold by third-party sellers.

• Medtech firm InMode wins injunction over counterfeits

  07-Nov-24 - The lawsuit is targeting sellers of alleged counterfeits of the firm's Morpheus8 range of skin-tightening devices.

• TikTok Shop publishes first IP rights report

  05-Nov-24 - Company has also taken issue with calls to include its marketplace in the forthcoming 2024 Notorious Markets list.

• Fake child vitamins 'produced in washing machine'

  04-Nov-24 - The counterfeiting operation in the Philippines is thought to have been operating for almost two decades.

• EU takes action against Temu over illegal products

  01-Nov-24 - Commission is concerned Temu does not have strong enough systems to prevent the sale of non-compliant goods.

• Russia 'aiding Houthi Red Sea attacks;' report

  29-Oct-24 - Russia provided targeting data for the Houthis as they attacked ships with missiles and drones, it is claimed.

• EUIPO study reveals €2bn fake good seizures in EU

  25-Oct-24 - Europol-partnered report says that counterfeits are estimated to account for 5.8 per cent of EU trade.

• De La Rue agrees authentication unit sale to Crane NXT

  15-Oct-24 - The takeover comes just a few months after Crane NXT completed the acquisition of OpSec for $270m.
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  New technology from Securikett enhances protection in online commerce

  03-Oct-24 - Cutting-edge security labels are designed specifically for online shipping, offering immediate detection of any tampering or unauthorized removal.

• European prosecutors take fight to organised crime networks

  27-Sep-24 - New European Judicial Organised Crime Network will deliver a coordinated and systematic cross-border approach.

• Cannabis firm PUSH taps Laava for authentication

  18-Sep-24 - The disposable vape producer is using labelling technology to combat counterfeiting activity that has hit their bottom line.

• EMPACT arrests for IP crime top 1,000 in 2023

  11-Sep-24 - That marks a massive increase on the previous year, when there were 115 arrests, according to a new fact sheet.

• Concern over counterfeit steroid risks for female bodybuilders

  04-Sep-24 - Women may be more likely than men to be exposed to counterfeit and unsafe products, finds Australian study.

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