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• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  24-Aug-17 - Illicit drugs and tobacco in Pakistan; fake glucose strips, mobile food labs in India and Irish fake alcohol seizures.

• Optaglio prepares a new generation of microholograms

  23-Aug-17 - Optaglio has established an EU-backed research unit focused on microholograms or 'holographic dust'.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  18-Jul-17 - Fake AMD processors, Coach sues Citi Trend, burning fakes for electricity and an Abu Dhabi accessories clampdown.

• Viewpoint: TPD track-and-trace: be warned, says ITSA

  10-Jul-17 - ITSA chair has concerns about the technology the European Commission seems to favour for tobacco track-and-trace.

• Illicit cigarettes in decline but still a problem for the EU

  05-Jul-17 - Counterfeit and contraband cigarettes account for more than 9 per cent of cigarette consumption in Europe.

• Trains ferrying fakes from China to EU should be 'on radar'

  26-Jun-17 - Counterfeiters may be exploiting the rail links between China and the EU to further their trade in fake goods.

• Hong Kong, Singapore and UAE main hubs for fake trade

  23-Jun-17 - Unsurprisingly, China is the main source of fake goods, and they often transit via Hong Kong, Singapore and UAE.

• Seen and heard: Counterfeiting news in brief

  22-Jun-17 - Fuel adulteration in Pakistan, knock-off Damien Hirst, Philippines counterfeit mega-factory and fake car parts in India.

• FICCI calls on India's govt to label illicit trade a national threat

  02-Jun-17 - Counterfeiting and smuggling has escalated in scope and magnitude' with illicit tobacco heading revenue losses.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  25-May-17 - Fake tobacco in Russia, a cosmetics seizure, adulterated spices and the risk of fake drugs in clinical trials.

• EC reports suggests illicit tobacco market share is growing

  17-May-17 - Seizures of illicit tobacco in the EU has risen by a fifth over the past two years, suggesting the black market is growing.

• 'Nation-wide menace' of counterfeiting crippling India

  16-May-17 - The Indian government is losing around $6bn a year in revenue from illicit counterfeit trade, says FICCI.

• Tobacco industry's track and trace Codentify "seriously flawed"

  08-May-17 - The tobacco industry's anti-counterfeiting track and trace technology is slammed by the global tax stamp trade body.

• China, India named and shamed on lax IP

  02-May-17 - US President Donald Trump's "America First" slogan has come out strong in the latest Special 301 report.

• Alibaba acts to remove fake tobacco tax stamps

  18-Apr-17 - Alibaba has taken down listings for fake tax stamps from its platforms after a tip-off from the Philippines government.

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