Electronics & Industrial

• APDN growing as DNA-marking contracts roll in

  12-Jul-13 - Applied DNA Sciences says it has boosted staff numbers by more than 70 per cent on the back of strong business growth.

• Schaeffler scraps 26m tonnes of fake bearings

  09-Jul-13 - Schaeffler says it has destroyed 26 tonnes of counterfeit rolling bearings with a market value of around €1m

• Minelab upgrades labels to fight fake gold detectors

  21-Jun-13 - Minelab will use a SMS verification system to tackle a growing problem with counterfeit versions of its metal detectors.

• UAE raids secure biggest ever haul of HP fakes

  19-Jun-13 - UAE police have made the largest single seizure of fake HP goods, taking 1m printer cartridges and components.

• Orange awards €10,000 to NFC authentication firm

  19-Jun-13 - Orange has awarded anti-counterfeiting startup UniSmart €10,000 in its near-field communication competition.

• Ubiquiti winning war against counterfeits

  11-Jun-13 - Ubiquiti Networks is starting to gain the upper hand in its fight against counterfeiters, helping revenues bounce back.

• Ukrainian government told to fix fake fuel problem

  29-May-13 - Pressure groups have warned Ukraine's government that raising fuel taxes will push people to sell more bootleg petrol.

• South Korea suspends 2 more nuclear reactors

  28-May-13 - South Korea has suspended operations at two more nuclear reactors in a continuation of the fake safety certificate scandal.

• US, French authorities seize fake electronics

  23-May-13 - A joint US and French operation led to the seizure of 480 shipments of counterfeit electronic components.

• UK plans stricter penalties for stealing designs

  09-May-13 - The UK proposes stringent new penalties for theft of intellectual property rights and sale of counterfeits.

• Gabriel-Chemie to launch anti-counterfeit tech for plastics

  07-May-13 - Gabriel-Chemie will launch a new range of anti-counterfeit masterbatches for plastic components next month.

• In brief: Applied DNA Sciences wins federal military grant

  26-Apr-13 - APDN wins a $150,000 grant by the US government to develop its anti-counterfeit tech for military uses.

• Alibaba teams up with Chinese state to stop fakes

  25-Apr-13 - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is working with five government and law enforcement agencies to crackdown on counterfeits.

• UK sees dramatic hike in fake electrical goods

  11-Apr-13 - The UK has seen a six fold increase in the number of counterfeit electrical goods seized in the last four years.

• US makes arrest in fake airbag case

  08-Apr-13 - US agents have arrested a man in relation to the alleged sale of more than 900 fake airbags on eBay.

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