Electronics & Industrial

• CBP operation intercepts $1.6m in counterfeit products

  12-Feb-16 - US customs have seized nearly 10,000 counterfeit products, valued at more than $1.6m, in San Juan.

• €11.6bn lost to cargo theft in Europe in 2013; study

  01-Feb-16 - Losses due to cargo theft in the EU have leaped more than 40 per cent in the last few years, says Freightwatch.

• FBI expands partner network for IP infringement fight

  28-Jan-16 - The FBI has pledged to work more closely with businesses as it implements a new strategy to tackle IP crime.

• Counterfeit airbag bill passes US House

  28-Jan-16 - A bill intended to prevent fake airbags from being installed in vehicles has passed a House vote in the US.

• Merck forges closer ties with BrandWatch

  25-Jan-16 - Merck KGaA is expanding its alliance with BrandWatch Technologies in the area of brand protection.

• Anti-theft marking system seeks crowd-funding backers

  22-Jan-16 - A brand protection team has launched a Kickstarter campaign to try to raise money for their security marking system.

• Authentix patents petroleum covert marker

  18-Jan-16 - Authentix has been awarded a US patent on covert dyes that can be used to authenticate petroleum products.

• CBP seizes fake FitBit devices in Philadelphia

  13-Jan-16 - US CBP officers have seized hundreds of counterfeit smart wristbands in Philadelphia.

• Electric skateboard firm ejected from CES after raid

  08-Jan-16 - A Chinese firm has been turfed out of CES on suspicion of infringing the IP of Future Motion's Onewheel skateboard.

• Hazardous hoverboards blight holiday gift sales

  22-Dec-15 - Buying this year's must-have present - the hoverboard - is shaping up to be a perilous exercise.

• Estimated £360m-plus spend on fake goods over Christmas

  21-Dec-15 - NetNames has predicted £360m will be spent on counterfeit goods in the UK over the Christmas period.

• Applied DNA Sciences' revenues shift up a gear

  16-Dec-15 - APDN has reported a sharp increase in quarterly revenues on the back of strong growth for its DNA markers.

• Survey finds high exposure to counterfeits online

  08-Dec-15 - 24 per cent of consumers have reported being duped by counterfeiters when shopping online, says survey.

• YPB adds to technology portfolio with Motif Micro buy

  08-Dec-15 - YPB has agreed to buy a firm specialising in smartphone-readable micro-barcode technology for $7m

• Copper thieves arrested after international operation

  07-Dec-15 - Seven people have been arrested in an investigation into a metal theft network operating in France.

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