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• China still heads up USTR's priority watch list

  03-May-16 - China was the source for 52 per cent of the value of IP-infringing products seized at US ports last year.

• Congressional hearing hears of counterfeit fight challenges

  29-Apr-16 - E-commerce, 3D printing, the dark web and virtual currencies are emerging challenges in the fight against fake goods.

• Most UK freight and logistics firms oppose Brexit

  28-Apr-16 - Two-thirds of supply chain firms in the UK believe their businesses could suffer if the country leaves the EU.

• Alibaba first intermediary firm to join anti-counterfeit group

  15-Apr-16 - Alibaba has become the first firm to join the IACC under the group's new general membership category.

• NSF grant supports anti-counterfeit college course

  31-Mar-16 - The NSF has provided $200,000 in funding to help set up a course focusing on anti-counterfeit technologies.

• China sees rise in cargo theft from moving trucks

  20-Mar-16 - There has been an increase in thefts from moving trucks in China, according to BSI's 2015 annual report.

• Sniffer dogs deployed in UK to find fake tobacco

  19-Mar-16 - Trading Standards in the UK have started using sniffer dogs to uncover counterfeit tobacco products.

• Kisico launches hologram cap to thwart counterfeiting

  16-Mar-16 - Closure specialist Kisico has launched a hologram-topped cap designed to protect against product counterfeiting.

• US bill on IP heads to President Obama for signature

  22-Feb-16 - The US Senate has passed legislation aimed at tightening up the country's borders against imports of fake goods.

• €11.6bn lost to cargo theft in Europe in 2013; study

  01-Feb-16 - Losses due to cargo theft in the EU have leaped more than 40 per cent in the last few years, says Freightwatch.

• FBI expands partner network for IP infringement fight

  28-Jan-16 - The FBI has pledged to work more closely with businesses as it implements a new strategy to tackle IP crime.

• Estimated £360m-plus spend on fake goods over Christmas

  21-Dec-15 - NetNames has predicted £360m will be spent on counterfeit goods in the UK over the Christmas period.

• YPB adds to technology portfolio with Motif Micro buy

  08-Dec-15 - YPB has agreed to buy a firm specialising in smartphone-readable micro-barcode technology for $7m

• Danaher completes takeover of Laetus

  07-Dec-15 - Coding and track-and-trace specialist Laetus GmbH has been acquired from Coesia by Danaher.

• Takedown operation culls counterfeit-peddling websites

  02-Dec-15 - An international operation leads to the seizures of almost a thousand domain names for sites selling fake goods.

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