Electronics & Industrial

• Ubiquiti stock tumbles after counterfeiters slash sales

  14-Aug-12 - Ubiquiti's stock fell 40 per cent after it revealed counterfeiting of its WiFi technology is causing a sales slump.

• Dubai authorities seize $1m of fake electronic goods

  10-Aug-12 - Authorities in Dubai have seized fake electronics worth $1m from a warehouse that employed 60 people.

• Klipsch adding hologram labels to fight fake headphones

  06-Aug-12 - Klipsch is adding hologram labels to its headphones after bad reviews on Amazon alerted it to the rise of counterfeits.

• Indian regulator calls for clampdown on fake ID phones

  06-Aug-12 - India's telecoms regulator wants to make cellphone importers show certification to stop the rise in fake IMEI numbers.

• IPO raises fears of rise in counterfeit manufacturing in UK

  18-Jul-12 - The UK IPO has raised concerns that more and more counterfeiters are manufacturing from within the country.

• Fake Samsung Galaxy S III already available online

  16-Jul-12 - Fake versions of the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone are already available online.

• World Micro unveils electronics authentication service

  10-Jun-12 - Components distributor World Micro has launched a service that allows customers to test suspect parts for authenticity.

• GSSC forges brand protection alliance with Sun Chemical

  09-Jun-12 - GSSC and Sun Chemical sign an agreement to use their security technologies alongside each other.

• Integrated circuits most counterfeited component, says IHS

  06-Apr-12 - The five most counterfeited electronic components are semiconductors with widespread commercial and military use, according to information and analytics provider IHS.

• Mettler Toledo completes Pharmacontrol Electronic integration

  28-Mar-12 - The integration of Pharmacontrol Electronic (PCE) into the Mettler Toledo group following last year's acquisition has been largely completed and has resulted in "an expansion in the reach of its track-and-trace technologies in Europe, the US and Asia," according to the company.

• Ivey named CEO of BrandWatch Technologies

  26-Mar-12 - Anti-counterfeit technology specialist BrandWatch Technologies has named security veteran Neil Ivey as its new chief executive.

• Electronic component counterfeiting 'on the rise'

  14-Feb-12 - Counterfeiting of electronic components has increased four-fold since 2009, according to new data from market research firm IHS, which says the trade is presenting a "huge challenge" to the electronics, military and aerospace sectors.

• Shipping container blends security, tracking and environmental monitoring

  16-Nov-11 - BioLOGIS has launched a new smart shipping container that combines cargo security with shipment tracking and environmental monitoring.

• China plans state office for anti-counterfeiting, IP protection

  15-Nov-11 - China has announced its intention to set up a national office to handle intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement and counterfeiting; also busts another fake medicines ring.

• UK IP crime survey finds clothing is top target for counterfeiters

  19-Aug-11 - A survey of trading standards authorities in the UK as found that clothing was the number one counterfeit category investigated by officers in 2010/11, followed by tobacco products, DVDs, footwear and alcohol.

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