Electronics & Industrial

• Takedown operation culls counterfeit-peddling websites

  02-Dec-15 - An international operation leads to the seizures of almost a thousand domain names for sites selling fake goods.

• Cisco patents network-scanning counterfeit detector

  24-Nov-15 - Cisco patents a system that can automatically identify when fake or diverted equipment is added to a network.

• Australia issues recall for fake Toyota brake pads

  20-Nov-15 - Australia has ordered a recall of fake Toyota brake pads that have been sold online to unsuspecting customers

• China sets three-year target for counterfeit clampdown

  08-Nov-15 - China says it intends to make significant inroads into the country's counterfeit problem within three years.

• Favite patents non-reusable RFID tag to thwart counterfeits

  06-Nov-15 - Favite has been awarded a US patent on an RFID tag that is destroyed when removed, preventing its re-use.

• Toyota counterfeit woes extend to brake parts

  01-Nov-15 - Toyota's problems with counterfeit parts in Australia increase as fake brake pads are found in the supply chain.

• Patent watch: Blackberry test for counterfeit batteries

  25-Oct-15 - Blackberry gets a US patent on a way to detect if a battery used in an electronic device is counterfeit.

• Video reveals hazards of fake racing harnesses

  21-Oct-15 - A chilling video showing how fake motor racing harnesses can cause serious injury has been released.

• Alibaba plea to US: don't blacklist us again

  19-Oct-15 - Alibaba is conducting a charm offensive in the US to to try to remain off a notorious piracy blacklist.

• Battelle uses fake chip samples to test verification tech

  06-Oct-15 - A technology to detect counterfeit electronic chips will be tested using a database of fake samples.

• Spanish national pleads guilty to fake cell phone parts scam

  30-Sep-15 - San Diego businessman pleads guilty to money laundering and trafficking counterfeit cell phone components.

• New rule aims to secure US electronics supply chain

  23-Sep-15 - A new regulation has been proposed to assist the US military in avoiding the purchase of fake electronic parts.

• US customs updates information sharing procedures

  22-Sep-15 - US customs will be able to share more info with trademark holders when they encounter suspected counterfeits.

• Counterfeiting threatens 'Made in India' campaign

  18-Sep-15 - Loss of revenues incurred by India's government as a result of counterfeits have risen around 50 per cent in two years.

• Durable security markings for automotive parts

  14-Sep-15 - Researchers have developed a security marking that remains visible on metal parts even after harsh treatment.

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