Electronics & Industrial

• Former recycling CEO jailed for trafficking in fake goods

  24-Aug-17 - The former CEO of an recycling firm has been jailed for trafficking in almost $1.5m-worth of fake luxury goods.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  21-Aug-17 - Chinese fakes impact Korea, Pakistan and fake meds, dodgy eclipse sunglasses and fake football kit seized in UK.

• Fake batteries found in Samsung smartphones

  17-Aug-17 - Batteries from about 10,200 Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphones are recalled on counterfeit concerns.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  02-Aug-17 - China jails baby formula fakers; IS, mafia collusion?; fake Nokia 3310s; fentanyl reaches UK; UK police seize Cisco fakes.

• Cargo theft gang arrested for moving truck iPhone heist

  01-Aug-17 - Five men have been arrested in connection with the theft of €500,000-worth of iPhones from a moving truck.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  25-Jul-17 - Counterfeit electronics sentencing; fake vodka factory; Moldovan TM infringement and knock-off fire extinguishers.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  18-Jul-17 - Fake AMD processors, Coach sues Citi Trend, burning fakes for electricity and an Abu Dhabi accessories clampdown.

• Nissan drives $283m-worth of fake parts off the market

  17-Jul-17 - A four-year partnership between Nissan and MarkMonitor has taken 31,700 counterfeit parts off the roads.

• Trains ferrying fakes from China to EU should be 'on radar'

  26-Jun-17 - Counterfeiters may be exploiting the rail links between China and the EU to further their trade in fake goods.

• Hong Kong, Singapore and UAE main hubs for fake trade

  23-Jun-17 - Unsurprisingly, China is the main source of fake goods, and they often transit via Hong Kong, Singapore and UAE.

• Seen and heard: Counterfeiting news in brief

  22-Jun-17 - Fuel adulteration in Pakistan, knock-off Damien Hirst, Philippines counterfeit mega-factory and fake car parts in India.

• Indian raids weed out counterfeit bearings

  21-Jun-17 - There is an increasing trend in counterfeit bearings coming out of Asia, an Indian manufacturer claims.

• US campaign alerts travellers to risk of counterfeits

  13-Jun-17 - Customs and Border Protection has launched an educational campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of fake goods.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  02-Jun-17 - Counterfeit coffee, airbag faker pleads guilty, knock-off microgreens in Russia and Dubai's Q1 customs seizures.

• More than half the steel industry has come across fakes

  19-May-17 - More than half of steel companies operating in MENA markets have reported cases of counterfeiting.

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