Consumer Goods & Media

• European prosecutors take fight to organised crime networks

  27-Sep-24 - New European Judicial Organised Crime Network will deliver a coordinated and systematic cross-border approach.

• House follows Senate with introduction of NO FAKES Act

  23-Sep-24 - Bill is in response to the rise in unauthorised, often AI-generated recreations of recording artists and other individuals.

• EMPACT arrests for IP crime top 1,000 in 2023

  11-Sep-24 - That marks a massive increase on the previous year, when there were 115 arrests, according to a new fact sheet.

• Shortages will occur by 2050 without circular economy

  09-Sep-24 - Business as usual will lead to big rises in the use of primary materials like virgin plastic, cardboard and aluminium.

• Alabama men plead guilty to $1m retail theft scheme

  06-Sep-24 - The brothers operated a network of thieves who targeted stores including Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, and Lowe’s.

• Customs seize 669,000 fake Olympics items

  06-Sep-24 - Counterfeits can put purchasers at risk and cut into funding for athletes who rely on funding from IOC to compete.

• Fashion group Shein sues Temu, alleging counterfeiting

  03-Sep-24 - Complaint accuses e-commerce rival of counterfeiting, theft of trade secrets, IP infringement, and fraud.

• Oasis warn of counterfeit tickets for reunion tour

  02-Sep-24 - Band has warned purchasers to be aware of counterfeit and void tickets appearing on the secondary market.

• Study finds green labels fall short on EU deforestation law

  16-Aug-24 - None meet the requirements of the EUDR fully, and they have deficiencies in systems to assure compliance with standards.

• Seals to deter cargo theft are being ignored, says insurer

  13-Aug-24 - Seals – however basic – can play a central role in identifying location, method and often perpetrators of cargo theft.

• Amazon files lawsuit over counterfeit Ergobaby carriers

  07-Aug-24 - The suit focuses on 10 named sellers who are accused of operating in concert with each other to peddle the fakes.

• UK markets join forces on refreshed anti-fakes campaign

  07-Aug-24 - Markets across the UK are taking part in a re-launched Real Deal campaign to protect businesses, customers from harm.

• Viewpoint: How is AI used to commit chargeback fraud?

  02-Aug-24 - Roger Alexander explains how merchants can mitigate the impact of AI-powered fraud and avoid disaster.

• OtterBox clamps down on counterfeit phone cases

  01-Aug-24 - Thousands of cases were seized from a "well-known tech store" chain in Dublin, according to the company.

• Scientists make 'programmable' luminescent markers

  31-Jul-24 - They continue to glow after a UV light is removed and can be programmed to fade in stages, making them hard to forge.

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