Electronics & Industrial

• Trump takes aim at counterfeit and piracy

  03-Apr-19 - US President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum on combating trafficking in counterfeit and pirated goods.

• US man pleads guilty in counterfeit car parts case

  02-Apr-19 - A Georgia, US man is facing up to 10 years in jail after pleading guilty to importing and distributing fake car parts.

• Chinese raid uncovers fake audio equipment

  21-Mar-19 - A raid on a factory in China has uncovered counterfeit Shure, Sennheiser, Yamaha and Harman products.

• Footwear, clothing top fake good seizures, says OECD

  18-Mar-19 - The trade in counterfeit and pirated goods now accounts for 3.3 per cent of world trade and is rising fast, says report.

• HP patents fake server cartridge disabling system

  07-Mar-19 - HP has been granted a US patent on a system that can detect when a fake cartridge is inserted into one of its blade servers.

• CBP officers seize fake iPhones at Canadian border

  01-Mar-19 - CBP officers in North Dakota intercepted a shipment of fake Apple iPhones entering the US from Canada.
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  The case against holograms: how a once-lofty security technology has fallen

  27-Feb-19 - Holograms served their purpose at one time as a product security tool, but no longer, writes Avi Chaudhuri of Systech.

• Electrical safety group fears Brexit risk for consumers

  20-Feb-19 - Safety standards must not be allowed to slip following the UK’s departure from the EU, says charity.

• Chinese man gets jail term over fake Cisco, HP and Intel goods

  19-Feb-19 - A man has been sentenced to prison in the US for his role in the sale of fake computer-networking equipment.

• Alert system aims to keep brandname ads off dodgy sites

  14-Feb-19 - An advertising industry organization has launched a warning system targeted at pirate sites in Europe.

• Supplier denies involvement in fake aircraft materials

  12-Feb-19 - VSMPO-AVISMA denies any role in fake titanium products reportedly used in aircraft repair and construction.

• Counterfeit clippings: news in brief

  08-Feb-19 - Samsung drops Supreme tie-in, fake titanium used in planes, fake Bunchem toys, Nike security labels, and fake LV seizure.

• Document Security Systems expands in China

  26-Jan-19 - Anti-counterfeit company Document Security Systems has acquired a Chinese company to boosts its presence in Asia.

• Plea deal for man who sold fake chips to US military

  25-Jan-19 - A US electronic component reseller has pleaded guilty to charges that he supplying fake parts to the military.

• Graphene R&D held back by fake ‘black powders’

  16-Jan-19 - A lack of quality control in the graphene market has led to inferior products being touted as high-grade.

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