Electronics & Industrial

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  27-Oct-17 - Silk company probed, fake electricals, mislabelled food supplements, firms displaced by fakes, and QR code investment.

• Brand protection “getting harder”, says new survey

  26-Oct-17 - A majority of companies polled in a new survey think that protecting their brands is becoming more difficult.

• Alibaba bans airbag components to prevent the sale of fakes

  25-Oct-17 - Alibaba has banned the listing of car airbag components on its platform, citing safety concerns.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  23-Oct-17 - Daimler sues Amazon, fake building materials, QR on roubles, UK toy counterfeiter, fakes donated, and online blockchain.

• Hologram body says counterfeit impact on jobs ‘disturbing’

  20-Oct-17 - International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) urges a ‘redoubling’ of global authentication strategies.

• Los Angeles takes legal action to close stores selling counterfeits

  19-Oct-17 - Los Angeles has taken steps to make sure counterfeiters can't get away with duping the public with dangerous fake goods.

• Hazardous fake Nokia 3310s seized in UK

  12-Oct-17 - Counterfeit mobile phones with potentially dangerous chargers have been seized in the UK by Trading Standards officers.

• Battelle patents system for detecting fake electronics

  12-Oct-17 - Battelle has been awarded a US patent for a method to distinguish counterfeit from genuine electronic components.

• Proliferating counterfeits add to Myanmar’s woes

  10-Oct-17 - An absence of law enforcement has made Myanmar a growth market for organised crime and counterfeiting.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  06-Oct-17 - Lead-laced lipstick, fake airbag conviction, falsified medicines seizure, counterfeit water and a fuel marking contract.

• Tackle counterfeits by targeting premises, says BASCAP

  20-Sep-17 - An overlooked way to fight counterfeiting is to enlist the aid of landlords whose properties are used for illicit trade.

• Four per cent of imports to the UK fake, says OECD

  11-Sep-17 - Four per cent of UK imports are counterfeit, which is having a "significant" impact on the British economy, says OECD.

• TRACIT organization aims to tackle illicit trade

  06-Sep-17 - A non-profit aiming to bring together private and public partners in the fight against illicit trade launches in NYC today.

• E-waste found to be exported fraudulently

  06-Sep-17 - A US project reveals the true nature of the electronic waste recycling chain; lies, fraud and risks to human health.

• US institute aims to tackle microelectronics counterfeiting

  03-Sep-17 - A new US research institute has launched a $3.5m project to tackle counterfeiting of microelectronics.

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