Electronics & Industrial

• Placon bags US patent for tamper-evident container

  06-Jun-16 - Placon has been awarded a patent on a tamper-evident container that prevents re-use with fake goods.

• Tanzania presses on with fake phone shut-off

  29-May-16 - Tanzania has said it will not extend the deadline for disabling counterfeit cell phones from the current date of June 16.

• US woman pleads guilty to $80m fake cell phone part scam

  29-May-16 - A US woman has pleaded guilty to selling more than $80m-worth of counterfeit cell phone components.

• Brief: Russian thieves steal... sand?

  29-May-16 - Violent thieves stole a truck carrying industrial-grade sand in Shchapovo, Moscow Oblast, reports FreightWatch.

• Industry body highlights role of technology in illicit trade fight

  26-May-16 - White papershows brand-owners how to harness tech to help fight counterfeit and otherwise illicit goods.

• Harvard team claims hologram technology advance

  23-May-16 - Researchers say they have developed a new hologram type that is more "efficient, complex and secure".

• Chinese cell phone part counterfeiter pleads guilty

  20-May-16 - A Chinese man faces up to 25 years in jail after admitting to selling $1m-worth of fake cell phone parts.

• Alibaba's Ma snubs IACC after 'regrettable' suspension

  18-May-16 - Alibaba chairman Jack Ma has pulled out of making a keynote presentation at this week's IACC meeting.

• UK unveils four-year strategy to tackle IP crime

  18-May-16 - The UK government has laid out a four-year strategic plan to tackle online intellectual property crime.

• Cargo thieves increasingly using 3D printing, says G4S

  16-May-16 - Security company G4S says criminals are using 3D-printed security devices to disguise cargo thefts.

• New US Trade Secrets law enters into force

  12-May-16 - Pres Obama has signed a law which for the first time creates a federal legal system for the protection of trade secrets.

• People: Appiphany adds to advisory board

  10-May-16 - Appiphany has appointed two new advisory board members as it pushes into the brand protection market.

• Authentication/security technology news in brief

  04-May-16 - A round-up of developments from Systech, AuthenticVision, eAgile, Nanotech Security Corp and EverCompliant.

• China still heads up USTR's priority watch list

  03-May-16 - China was the source for 52 per cent of the value of IP-infringing products seized at US ports last year.

• Congressional hearing hears of counterfeit fight challenges

  29-Apr-16 - E-commerce, 3D printing, the dark web and virtual currencies are emerging challenges in the fight against fake goods.

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