Electronics & Industrial

• Dyson counterfeit operation busted in China

  10-Jan-19 - Two facilities making counterfeit Dyson hairdryers have been raided in Shanghai, China, with 36 arrests.

• Active-Semi patents system to detect fake batteries

  09-Jan-19 - Active-Semi gets a US patent on a way to identify counterfeit and potentially hazardous rechargeable batteries.

• Intrinsic fingerprint detects tampered steel parts

  22-Dec-18 - Magnetic ‘fingerprints’ within steel could be used to identify the provenance of metal components, says researchers.

• Counterfeit clippings: news in brief

  18-Dec-18 - Fake L.O.L Surprise dolls and trading cards seized in Germany, plus crackdowns in Thailand, Nigeria, and UAE.

• EU unveils first Watch List on counterfeit and piracy

  10-Dec-18 - The EU Commission publishes its Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List, with a warning to big online retailers.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  27-Nov-18 - L’Oreal vs India’s ShopClues, fake drugs in Cambodia, Malaysian bag bust and electrical counterfeits.

• Laser tech creates multilayer holograms on metal

  19-Nov-18 - Researchers describe a way to protect metal goods from fakes by using lasers to generate holographic security features.

• HP cracks down on counterfeit toner in Uganda

  14-Nov-18 - HP and the Ugandan authorities have taken down two prominent retailers selling counterfeit print cartridges.

• Seagate, IBM team up for counterfeit hard drive project

  09-Nov-18 - IBM will apply blockchain to a project with hard drive maker Seagate that aims to tackle counterfeiting.

• Seized fake chargers pose ‘grave’ danger, says CBP

  07-Nov-18 - CBP officers at the Port of New York/Newark have seized $2.7m-worth of counterfeit and hazardous wall chargers.

• Honeywell steps up actions against refrigerant fakes

  31-Oct-18 - Counterfeit versions of a Honeywell refrigerant use in the automotive sector have been seized in the Czech Republic.

• Mercedes knock-offs seized in Philadelphia

  30-Oct-18 - Almost $1.8m-worth of fake Mercedes-Benz automotive parts have been seized by customs in Philadelphia.

• US plans exit from UN postal treaty, citing illicit trade

  24-Oct-18 - The US wants to leave a postal treaty that it says leaves the country vulnerable to counterfeit goods.

• Is the authorised electronics supply chain doing all it can to fight counterfeits?

  16-Oct-18 - Roger Rogowski of the Anti-Counterfeit Forum looks at the threat of counterfeits in the electronics supply chain.

• EU enforcers seizes 2.2m kilos of illicit fuel

  24-Sep-18 - 25 suspects have been arrested and 2.2m kilos of illicit fuel seized in a six-month EU enforcement operation.

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