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• UK storage site yields $4m in fake alcohol, tobacco

  30-Mar-18 - Police raid uncovered the illicit goods and stolen car parts at the facility located just outside Birmingham city centre.

• IBM says crypto-anchors will ‘revolutionise anti-counterfeit’

  26-Mar-18 - Says array of digital fingerprints called crypto-anchors could solve counterfeit conundrum.

• FDA asks if tobacco standard will impact illicit trade

  19-Mar-18 - FDA wants to ensure new standard for tobacco products doesn't increase smuggling or counterfeiting.

• Clothing and accessories top US fake good seizures in 2017

  13-Mar-18 - Seizures of counterfeit products arriving at US ports and borders increased 8 per cent last year, new figures reveal.

• German logistics groups boost effort to tackle cargo theft

  14-Feb-18 - Thirteen German business associations have joined forces to crackdown on cargo theft after a spike in incidents.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  29-Jan-18 - Supreme wins against fakers, counterfeit euros, stainless steel sinks and caches of knock-off and smuggled cigarettes.

• Special sand could be a new anticounterfeiting solution

  29-Jan-18 - A new sand and chemical mix is claimed to be “the world’s most secure marking system for combatting pirated goods”.

• New board for hologram trade body as it marks 25th anniversary

  24-Jan-18 - The International Hologram Manufacturers Association has announced a new-look board as it marks its 25th anniversary.

• Trademark infringement on the up

  23-Jan-18 - Almost three-quarters of brands have experienced trademark infringement in the past year, says survey.

• Eastman Kodak patents anti-counterfeit fibres

  05-Jan-18 - Eastman Kodak has been granted a US patent on security fibres that can be used to identify and track products.

• Tobacco counterfeiting may be overstated, says study

  21-Dec-17 - A US study has concluded that counterfeiting of tobacco products may be rarer than thought in retail outlets.

• European IP crime unit gets funding boost

  13-Dec-17 - Funding for Europol’s IP crime unit has been doubled following its success in tackling counterfeiting.

• Social media and internet an emerging threat in fraud

  28-Nov-17 - Social media and the internet is transforming the criminal landscape in counterfeit goods and other fraud scams, says report.

• PMI IMPACT eyes another block of illicit tobacco projects

  28-Nov-17 - Philip Morris says it has received 157 applications for the second round of its $100m initiative to tackle illicit tobacco.

• ITSA wants EU to reject tobacco security measure plan

  22-Nov-17 - The tax stamp industry has urged EU member states to reject security measures proposed in the Tobacco Product Directive.

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