Electronics & Industrial

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  29-May-18 - Fuel marking, counterfeits on FaceBook, Slayer takes on merch bootleggers, anti-counterfeit market and Jamaican conviction.

• Feds seize $16m-worth of fake clothing, electronics in Texas

  22-May-18 - Seizure includes knock-offs of brands such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Adidas, Nike, Apple, Samsung and Sony.

• North American cargo thefts drop, but electronics a hot spot

  18-May-18 - There has been a drop cargo thefts in the US and Canada in the first quarter, but there has been a spike in electronics cases.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  10-May-18 - EC polls on illegal content, fake goods in China, lawsuits over fake drugs, dodgy airbags, Singapore security, and blockchain.

• Alibaba triples size of brand owner IP rights group

  09-May-18 - Alibaba has signed up 75 additional brand owners to its IP partnership formed last year with 30 members.

• US man arrested for counterfeit chip sales ‘put lives at risk’

  05-May-18 - A California man has been arrested on charges he sold fake integrated circuits that could end up in military equipment.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  02-May-18 - Counterfeit electronics, Amazon again, toys in court, China’s counterfeit rep, fake drugs in Ireland, and an example that crime doesn’t pay.

• Police smash criminal gang peddling used tyres

  25-Apr-18 - Spanish police taken down a criminal ring illegally selling used tyres to Africa, America and Europe.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  24-Apr-18 - Swatch vs Amazon, fakes in India, Adidas and Reebok, phone seizures, Russian blockchain project and Malaysian counterfeits.

• Norwegian court rules on ‘counterfeit’ iPhone parts

  16-Apr-18 - Apple has lost its lawsuit against a Norwegian shop owner over allegations he was selling counterfeit iPhone parts.

• You can now 3D print digital traceability information

  10-Apr-18 - 3D printing has been upgraded – it can now include digital info like QR codes which could be used in anti-counterfeiting.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  04-Apr-18 - Fake cosmetics, wine and medicines, plus a Belgian meat scandal and a lawsuit against US Homeland Security over seizures.

• HP cracks down on fake print products in UAE

  02-Apr-18 - Two producers of fake print supplies have been dismantled thanks to a collaboration between HP and UAE.

• IBM says crypto-anchors will ‘revolutionise anti-counterfeit’

  26-Mar-18 - Says array of digital fingerprints called crypto-anchors could solve counterfeit conundrum.

• Brief: CBP seizes fake home theatre sound systems

  19-Mar-18 - Around $1.4m-worth of fake Cavelli home theatre speaker systems are seized in Minnesota by US customs.

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