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• Another senior executive leaves De La Rue

  27-Jan-20 - The mass departure of senior figures at De La Rue continues, with CFO Helen Willis the latest to leave the firm.

• Swiss eye simpler processes for customs in counterfeits fight

  22-Jan-20 - Switzerland has started consulting on a proposal to make it easier for customs to destroy fake goods in small consignments.

• Belgium seizes 100m-plus counterfeit cigarettes

  20-Jan-20 - A whopping 126m counterfeit cigarettes were seized in Belgium in the first few weeks of January.

• US-China trade deal covers online counterfeit sales, fake meds

  17-Jan-20 - A trade deal signed this week between the US and China includes a commitment to curb the sale of fake goods online.

• Trademark infringement rising fast, says CompuMark

  14-Jan-20 - Survey finds a 15 per cent increase in trademark infringement reported by brand owners over the last two years.

• China tops EU’s IP problem list, in its own category

  13-Jan-20 - China is so far in front of all other countries on IP infringement that it has its own category in the EU’s latest protection report.

• Dover buys Systech, boosting Markem-Imaje print/coding unit

  07-Jan-20 - Dover Corp bolsters its brand protection and traceability business with an agreement to buy Systech.

• Illness linked to counterfeit vapes ‘starting to decline’

  23-Dec-19 - After reaching a peak in September, new cases of acute lung injury linked to the use of e-cigarettes are falling.

• Dentsu says EU tobacco traceability system is on track

  17-Dec-19 - EU's tobacco track-and-trace system will have handled 22bn products from 14m facilities by the end of the year.

• Senate bill seeks to block counterfeit goods entering US

  11-Dec-19 - A bill that would extend the power of US customs to seize IP-infringing goods has been introduced in the Senate.

• Cannabis firm Akerna invests in anti-counterfeit tech player

  02-Dec-19 - Cannabis supply chain firm Akerna has made an $18m investment in anti-counterfeiting specialist Solo Sciences.

• Authentication a bright spot but De La Rue warns about its future

  26-Nov-19 - De La Rue plunged today after the firm warned it could be at risk of collapse if its turnaround doesn’t work as hoped.
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  The promise of connected packaging: from brand protection to consumer engagement

  13-Nov-19 - How digital, connected packaging can seamlessly combine customer engagement and product authentication.

• CDC’s vape probe yields prime suspect for lung damage

  12-Nov-19 - Vitamin E acetate has emerged as the front-runner for the chemical causing serious lung damage in people using vapes.

• Pakistan award of tobacco track-and-trace contract slammed

  11-Nov-19 - Pakistan awards its tender for a tobacco track-and-trace (T&T) system to NRTC, but comes in for immediate criticism.

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