Electronics & Industrial

• Counterfeit goods 'increasingly being made in the EU'

  15-Mar-22 - Frequent seizure of fake packaging materials and semi-finished products points to the presence of EU manufacturing.

• US notorious markets list adds AliExpress, WeChat

  21-Feb-22 - 2021 list identifies 42 online and 35 physical markets that allow "substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy."

• Canon blocks key route for counterfeiters into US market

  14-Feb-22 - Chinese sellers send fakes to large fulfilment warehouses in the US, which then ship them on to the end customer.

• OIG report confirms fake parts found in US nuclear plants

  11-Feb-22 - The components pose nuclear safety and security concerns that could have serious consequences.

• UK government lays out anti-IP crime strategy

  04-Feb-22 - Plans include the establishment of a national centre of excellence for gathering and analysing intelligence on IP infringement.

• Dangerous fake Dyson Airwrap hair styler found on eBay

  26-Jan-22 - Knock-off device posed a risk of serious electric shock as well as fire, says UK Trading Standards alert.

• Houston CBP nabs fake Apple AirPods, Nintendo consoles

  11-Jan-22 - The counterfeit electronics had a domestic value of over $2.6m, or $6.5m at suggested retail prices, says CBP.

• YPB gets Chinese patent for anti-fake technology

  20-Dec-21 - The award extends YPB's IP for MotifMicro, its smartphone-readable anti-counterfeit technology.

• Illicit trade driving demand for child, forced labour

  10-Dec-21 - Problem is "vastly overlooked" and "one of the worst consequences" of illicit trade, according to TRACIT report.

• Apple AirTags are being used in car thefts, say Canadian police

  08-Dec-21 - Suspects have secreted the small tracking devices on high-end vehicles so they can later locate and steal them.

• Essentra is considering future of its packaging business

  28-Nov-21 - Verdict on division, which includes brand protection and authentication technologies, should come early next year.

• France orders block on online store Wish on safety grounds

  26-Nov-21 - Test purchases revealed high levels of dangerous electronics, toys and costumer jewellery, says DGCRF.

• EU authorities bust major organised cargo theft group

  26-Nov-21 - Gang is accused of cargo thefts from lorries parked in motorway rest areas on routes between Romania, Germany and France.

• De La Rue authentication closes on £100m in sales this year

  24-Nov-21 - Authentication sales rise 28 per cent to £44m in H1, boosted by tax stamp contracts and new brand protection contracts.

• Illicit refrigerants worth €10m sized in Europe

  24-Oct-21 - Illegal imports of the fluorinated greenhouse or F-gases have rocketed as quotas have driven up prices.

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