Electronics & Industrial

• Google “refusing to remove links to counterfeiting sites”; study

  23-Oct-19 - A report says that when Google is told that it is returning search results leading to sites that sell fake products, it takes no action.

• Pilot study tests marking system for building cladding

  17-Oct-19 - An Australian company has piloted a testing system that can identify counterfeit building cladding.

• Counterfeit UL marks found on handheld vacuums

  16-Oct-19 - Handheld vacuums with fake UL symbols suggesting they meet US safety standards are being sold via Amazon.
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  28-Sep-19 - Your product security could be in jeopardy without a robust authentication and traceability solution in place.

• US man agrees plea deal in $9.5m fake Apple, Samsung case

  28-Sep-19 - A US man has pleaded guilty to selling at least $9.5m-worth of fake Apple and Samsung phones via Amazon and eBay.

• Cigarettes top 2018 list of EU counterfeit seizures

  23-Sep-19 - Customs officers seized 27m intellectual property-infringing items at the EU’s borders last year worth almost €740m.

• Shell takes aim at fake lubricants in Malaysia

  16-Sep-19 - Shell has started a crackdown on counterfeit versions of its engine oil and lubricant products on sale in Malaysia.

• Bipartisan bills in Michigan would make fake airbag dealing a felony

  10-Sep-19 - Lawmakers in Michigan want to make importing, installing, selling, or distributing a counterfeit or faulty airbag a felony.

• US government to ban purchase of used electronics

  10-Sep-19 - The government will stop buying refurbished and used IT equipment to guard against counterfeiting and cyber attacks.

• Electronics dealer admits $1.5m in counterfeit sales

  08-Sep-19 - A Las Vegas businessman has pleaded guilty to charges that he trafficked counterfeit Apple and Samsung products.

• Clothing/accessories top US customs seizure list again in 2018

  22-Aug-19 - 2018 report on US IPR-related customs seizures show the value of detained goods rose 16 per cent to $1.4bn.

• $1m in fake LG, Asus phones seized in Philadelphia

  19-Aug-19 - Nearly 4,500 counterfeit LG and Asus smartphones have been seized by US customs in Philadelphia.

• FTC said to be probing Amazon-Apple deal

  14-Aug-19 - An Amazon-Apple deal billed as a way to prevent the sale of fakes is reportedly under investigation by the FTC.

• Porsche says counterfeit parts market is ‘booming’

  08-Aug-19 - Porsche has revealed that it confiscated more than 200,000 counterfeit goods with a value of almost €60m last year.

• Eyeing China, US senators introduce cybersecurity bill

  04-Aug-19 - Two US senators have table a bill that they say aims to protect US supply chains from cyber-attacks from foreign actors.

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