Consumer Goods & Media

• Viewpoint: Anti-counterfeiting challenges in Asia-Pacific

  07-Feb-24 - Prioritising online marketplaces with a customised brand monitoring strategy is the key to tackling counterfeits in APAC.

• YPB extends Connect platform with self-service QR codes

  05-Feb-24 - ConnectQR generates and manages QR codes without any input from YPB, adding another revenue stream for the firm.

• USTR highlights safety risks in latest notorious markets report

  01-Feb-24 - TaoBao, WeChat, DHGate, Pindoduo and Shopee are among USTR's latest list of online marketplaces that allow counterfeits.

• EUIPO mulls counterfeit impact on clothing, cosmetics, toys

  22-Jan-24 - The total impact of the trade amounted €16bn in lost sales and almost 200,000 fewer jobs across EU member states.

• New IHMA security image register launched

  18-Jan-24 - The Security Image Register (SIR) incorporates changes to take into account the increased sophistication of holograms.

• AI becoming integral to efforts to secure supply chains

  18-Jan-24 - AI and other tech is being used to bolster supply-chain planning and minimise disruptions, improving supply-chain resiliency.

• Second-hand hesitancy helps drive counterfeit market in China

  17-Jan-24 - Acceptance of buying pre-owned luxury goods is much lower than in other markets and could lead to purchases of fake items.

• Fake hurling helmets putting players at risk

  19-Dec-23 - The helmets, infringing Gola's trademarks, place style over safety and pose a risk of serious injury to the face, head, and eyes.

• Italy says anti-piracy system for illegal streaming is ready

  12-Dec-23 - Piracy Shield is designed to block illegal streaming and pirate IPTV providers within 30 minutes of detection.

• Merck and p-Chip join forces on ‘digital twin’ tech

  30-Nov-23 - Platform combines software and hardware to create a means of proving the authenticity of items “through the product life cycle.”

• Four new industry execs join GS1’s US board

  29-Nov-23 - New members hail from health care group Johnson & Johnson, grocery chain Kroger, retailer Target and Wakefern Food Corp.

• US, Canada see a spike in cargo thefts in Q3

  14-Nov-23 - There was an increase in shipment misdirection and cases of fraud against small motor carriers or owner/operators.

• EU wants answers from AliExpress about fake products

  08-Nov-23 - Commission is seeking information on the measures it has taken to address the dissemination of illegal products.

• UK police trumpet Operation Vulcan success

  03-Nov-23 - In 12 months, Greater Manchester Police and enforcement partners have seized 1,040 tonnes of fake goods worth £143.5m.

• Design group taps SnapDragon for SME IP protection

  31-Oct-23 - Alliance aims to fight counterfeits by offering design-driven organisations “guidance, advice, and technical monitoring."

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