Electronics & Industrial

• Fake electronics reporting changes come into effect in US

  23-Dec-19 - New reporting requirements for counterfeit or suspect electronic components come into force in the US today.

• Honeywell implements aerospace authentication system

  18-Dec-19 - Honeywell has introduced a multilayer authentication system to protect its aerospace components from counterfeiting.

• Cisco wins injunction against fake transceiver sellers

  17-Dec-19 - Cisco has won an injunction against online retailers which it says are listing fake versions of its networking equipment.

• Senate bill seeks to block counterfeit goods entering US

  11-Dec-19 - A bill that would extend the power of US customs to seize IP-infringing goods has been introduced in the Senate.

• Las Vegas man jailed for fake electronics trafficking

  11-Dec-19 - A Las Vegas business owner has been given a six-month sentence for trafficking $1.5m-worth of fake electronics from China.

• Fake Xiaomi phones, accessories seized in India

  10-Dec-19 - Counterfeit copies of phones and other gadgets sold by Chinese company Xiaomi worth $1.7m have been seized in India.

• In UK, more than half of fake good purchases are deliberate

  29-Nov-19 - New figures estimate that £13.6bn of counterfeit and pirated goods were imported into the UK in 2016.

• CBP seizes 20,000 fake Jamsonic smart watches

  22-Nov-19 - Customs at International Falls Port of Entry in the US seized almost 20,000 counterfeit Jamsonic smart watches.

• 14 indicted in $6.1m counterfeit Apple scheme

  19-Nov-19 - 14 people have been accused of a $6.1m scheme to defraud Apple by exchanging fake iPhones and iPads for genuine devices.

• Fake Honda airbags are seized in California

  18-Nov-19 - Customs officers seized eight counterfeit Honda airbags at Ontario International Airport in the US.

• Counterfeit testing process hits electronic firm’s revenues

  18-Nov-19 - A change in supplier, and the need for counterfeit mitigation tests, has impacted Sypris' revenues this year.
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  The promise of connected packaging: from brand protection to consumer engagement

  13-Nov-19 - How digital, connected packaging can seamlessly combine customer engagement and product authentication.

• OECD seeks tighter control over free trade zones

  07-Nov-19 - The OECD has drawn up recommendations on free trade zones in a bid to stop them being used for illicit trade.

• UAE seizes $7.1m-worth of fake Toyota parts in 2019

  05-Nov-19 - UAE authorities have seized and destroyed Dh26m ($7.1m) worth of counterfeit Toyota spare parts this year.

• Student who scammed Apple with fake phones gets three years

  25-Oct-19 - A student who made almost $1m in a counterfeit iPhone scam has been sentenced to three years in prison.

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