Electronics & Industrial

• Alibaba says its 'big data' helped bust 400-plus counterfeit rings

  16-Dec-16 - China takes out hundreds of counterfeit rackets - thanks to Alibaba intelligence, says e-commerce giant.

• Industry welcomes US's 'robust' plan on IP infringement

  14-Dec-16 - IACC applauds US government's new joint strategic plan on intellectual property enforcement.

• Fraud 'blindness' is rampant in businesses and organisations

  10-Dec-16 - Many firms are blind to fraud and an industry of fraud specialists is emerging to profit from the situation.

• CAIT issues anti-counterfeit recommendations

  06-Dec-16 - Businesses, public authorities and regulators should work together in developing anti- counterfeit approaches.

• SKF joins in raids against counterfeit bearings sellers

  06-Dec-16 - Three simultaneous raids in China are the latest in efforts to combat the sale of fake bearings.

• 99 per cent of fake Apple chargers fail safety test

  02-Dec-16 - Almost all fake Apple chargers have been deemed dangerous after failing safety tests by UK investigators.

• 2016's Operation In Our Sites website cull widens

  30-Nov-16 - International enforcement agencies have taken down 4,500 domain names selling counterfeit goods.

• Goods tracking tech increasingly used to thwart cargo theft

  29-Nov-16 - The market for tracking technologies for cargo will grow by $2bn in the next five years to reach $5.6bn.

• Fake WD-40 intercepted in Puerto Rico

  18-Nov-16 - US Customs and Border Protection has seized a shipment containing nearly 1,500 cans of counterfeit WD-40 .

• Industry alliance warns against fake steel in the Middle East

  14-Nov-16 - Middle Eastern infrastructure projects are at risk as the prevalence of counterfeit steel products grows.

• Industry cracks down on fake filters for fridges

  07-Nov-16 - Refrigerator brands and the AHAM have launched a campaign to crack down on counterfeit water filters.

• Amazon sued over dangerous fake hoverboard

  02-Nov-16 - A US family who believe they bought a counterfeit hoverboard off Amazon is suing the e-commerce site for $30m.

• "Significant defects" found in fake alloy wheels

  27-Oct-16 - The Australian automotive industry trade body is warning consumers about counterfeit alloy wheels.

• Apple sues distributor for supplying fakes on Amazon

  20-Oct-16 - Apple files a lawsuit claiming most Apple-branded iPhone chargers and accessories on Amazon are fakes.

• Mercedes video draws attention to counterfeit parts

  03-Oct-16 - A Mercedes-Benz video highlights the technical and safety differences between genuine and counterfeit parts.

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