Consumer Goods & Media

• Amazon says it intercepted 3m fake products in 2021

  14-Jun-22 - Also says it stopped over 2.5 million attempts to create new accounts, preventing them from listing products for sale.
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  Traceability: the foundation of optimized supply chains today and for the future

  03-Jun-22 - Global supply chains are facing unprecedented stress, and traceability is the answer to maintaining control, writes Systech's Steve Tallant.

• YPB wins first client for new ProtectCode security feature

  03-Jun-22 - New version of the technology includes an anti-copy feature that makes it almost impossible to replicate, says firm.

• Supply chain congestion raising threat of cargo theft

  18-May-22 - Cargo thefts targeting vehicles in transit declined in 2021, but were accompanied by an increase in incidents at storage facilities.
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  How physical brand investigation methods are evolving

  09-May-22 - Don't overlook brick-and-mortar retailers when planning your brand protection programme, advises ApiraSol's Axel Hein.

• UK man ordered to repay money made selling fake car parts

  02-May-22 - Cezary Sobieszuk pleaded guilty to four offences, including possession and intent to sell badges infringing trademarks.

• Police body urges passage of INFORM Act

  02-May-22 - Legislation will help consumers know who is selling products they buy online and ensure they can identify and contact them.

• UK business fined £300k for selling fake license plate holders

  08-Apr-22 - Directors said they purchased the holders in good faith, but firm had earlier shipments seized and destroyed by customs.

• Counterfeit goods 'increasingly being made in the EU'

  15-Mar-22 - Frequent seizure of fake packaging materials and semi-finished products points to the presence of EU manufacturing.

• Facing sanctions, Russia mulls law change to allow piracy; report

  11-Mar-22 - Measures would undermine IP protections for companies that it considers are acting against Russian interests.

• BTS music label warns of crackdown on fake merch

  07-Mar-22 - There will be a on-site inspection and investigation of fake products during upcoming shows in Seoul next week.

• US notorious markets list adds AliExpress, WeChat

  21-Feb-22 - 2021 list identifies 42 online and 35 physical markets that allow "substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy."

• Truck driver gassed in €10m theft of Shimano bike parts

  09-Feb-22 - The parts were destined for the manufacturer of around 10,000 bikes, according to Czech manufacturer BFI.

• Another illegal streaming site shuts down

  07-Feb-22 - After torrent site Popcorn Time announced it was closing down as a result of declining usage, ETTV has followed suit.

• UK government lays out anti-IP crime strategy

  04-Feb-22 - Plans include the establishment of a national centre of excellence for gathering and analysing intelligence on IP infringement.

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