Electronics & Industrial

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  07-Dec-17 - Counterfeits transiting Canada, blockchain for Aussie beef, fake alcohol in China/Kenya, PerkinElmer project, and DNA-tagged fertiliser.

• Social media and internet an emerging threat in fraud

  28-Nov-17 - Social media and the internet is transforming the criminal landscape in counterfeit goods and other fraud scams, says report.

• EU busts thousands of counterfeit-peddling websites

  27-Nov-17 - EU crackdown on websites selling counterfeit items has seen upwards of 20,500 domain names blocked.

• Alibaba signs agreement with UK on enhanced IP protection

  24-Nov-17 - Alibaba pledges to boost IP protection on online marketplaces in an agreement with the China-Britain Business Council.

• Rash of cargo thefts prompt pre-Thanksgiving warnings

  21-Nov-17 - Four high-value cargo thefts this month alone have raised a warning flag for US businesses ahead of Thanksgiving.

• Armed with new patent, LuMee pledges ‘knock-off’ crackdown

  21-Nov-17 - LuMee has been awarded a US patent that it says will help it challenge cheap copies of its products in the market.

• Brief: TechWaste starts offering secure product destruction

  20-Nov-17 - TechWaste has started offering electronics companies certified and secure product destruction and brand protection.

• Scottish Anti Illicit Trade Group names new chairman

  17-Nov-17 - Kenny MacAskill has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Anti Illicit Trade Group.

• Vallourec applies QR codes to detect forged tubing products

  15-Nov-17 - Industrial tubing specialist Vallourec says it is rolling out a QR code-based anti-counterfeit platform.

• German team develops anti-counterfeit 3D microstructures

  15-Nov-17 - Says anti-counterfeit tech based on 3D microprinted structures could be used in place of 2D features like holograms.

• ScanTrust raises $4.2m for business scale-up

  15-Nov-17 - ScanTrust has raised $4.2m that will be used to scale-up support and delivery of its product traceability platform.

• Car accessory firm fined for “sophisticated” counterfeit scam

  14-Nov-17 - A UK car accessory company has been fined more than £100,000 for selling counterfeit car products.

• EU seeks comments on digital freight documents

  11-Nov-17 - The European Commission wants to know why electronic freight transport documents aren’t used more widely.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  10-Nov-17 - Fake oil filters, Harley-Davidson lawsuit, IP infringement op, Anglican Church takes on fakes, illicit oxycodone, and India’s currency crackdown.

• Track and trace ‘must consider cross-border illicit trade’

  09-Nov-17 - Improved co-operation is needed to ensure tech like blockchain is applied effectively against illicit trade.

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