Authentix has launched new technology to enable brand owners to rapidly integrate sophisticated covert security ink into products and labels.
The fast-growing startup has now raised $90m from investors hoping to back the next big player in brand protection.
The carmaker seized more than 1.5m counterfeit products worldwide last year, carrying out 793 raids.
The legislation would change how CBP can share the packing and shipping information of suspected counterfeit products.
Spare parts for BMW vehicles will now carry a security label to help customers avoid inadvertently using counterfeits.
Criminal proceedings have started against three people suspected of being involved in the production and sale of the bikes.
The Dark Side of Imitation – Counterfeit Alcohol and the Fight for Safety
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has published a white paper on the scourge of counterfeit alcohol in response to a string of high-profile incidents that have claimed hundreds of lives.
The document details some of the most notorious incidents in recent years and explains how a brand protection standard (BPS) developed by TAPA Asia Pacific (TAPA APAC) can strengthen the supply chain against counterfeit goods by encouraging logistics companies to "design out" vulnerabilities. Read more