Electronics & Industrial

• 3D printing 'poses major threat to IP"

  21-Feb-14 - With 3D printers now accessible even for home use, the tech is expected to cost the world $100bn in lost IP by 2018.

• China bites back over Aston Martin recall

  18-Feb-14 - China's media has turned on Aston Martin after the carmaker blamed a Chinese supplier for a 17,000-vehicle recall.

• Fake fuel detector has other applications

  14-Feb-14 - The science behind a UK discovery used in fuel fraud detection is reported for the first time in an academic journal.

• Fake mobile phones are a $6bn market, says MMF

  07-Feb-14 - The counterfeit mobile phone market is hard to quantify but could be as much as $6bn a year, according to a new report.

• India's carmakers launch campaign against fake parts

  05-Feb-14 - India's carmakers are mounting a public awareness campaign to highlight the problem of counterfeit automotive parts.

• Counterfeiting feeds organised crime, says UNODC

  15-Jan-14 - A UNODC public awareness campaign on counterfeit goods says they provide organised criminals with $250bn a year.

• Ohio is third US state to tighten laws on airbag counterfeiting

  02-Jan-14 - Ohio has joined Connecticut and New York in passing legislation that makes counterfeiting of vehicle airbags a felony.

• Apple eyeing 3D codes to tackle counterfeits

  27-Dec-13 - Apple has filed a US patent on a system designed to help authenticate its products based on etched 3D codes.

• Anti-counterfeit technology news in brief

  19-Dec-13 - Technology updates from De La Rue, ITW, Applied DNA Sciences, InkSure Technologies, Covectra and Kezzler.

• Another death linked to fake iPhone charger

  27-Nov-13 - There are reports that another person has been killed after using a knock-off iPhone charger.

• US DLA considers widening DNA marking plans

  22-Nov-13 - The US DLA is considering expanding the use of DNA marking to protect components from counterfeiting.

• US court gives fake airbag seller a 31-month jail term

  18-Nov-13 - A US court has sentenced a man who pleaded guilty to selling almost 2,000 counterfeit airbags to 31 months in prison.

• In brief: GS1 ratifies new EPC standard for RFID

  17-Nov-13 - GS1 has ratified a new version of its electronic product code (EPC) for RFID, adding support for security features.

• Tata Motors steps up efforts on fake car parts

  12-Nov-13 - Tata Motors has carried out a series of raids on suppliers of counterfeit spare parts in a crackdown on illicit sales.

• Fake Terex cranes putting purchasers at risk

  08-Nov-13 - Terex is warning customers to be wary of fake Terex/Demag cranes that take short cuts with regard to quality and safety.

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