Security Documents & IT

• UK scheme pledges crackdown on fakes sold on social media

  17-Sep-18 - A UK scheme aims to protect consumers and small businesses from counterfeit goods sold on social media groups.

• South Dakota uni wins NSF grants for illicit trade projects

  14-Sep-18 - SD Mines has been awarded grants worth $3.3m for two projects targeting illicit trade and counterfeiting.

• Sun Chemical Security renamed, Paul Cooper at the helm

  04-Sep-18 - Sun Chemical has said that it will rename its Sun Chemical Security division as Luminescence.

• What makes a country a counterfeit exporter?

  12-Jul-18 - Corruption, weak IP enforcement, and free trade zones are some of the main drivers, says EUIPO report.

• Thousands of Chinese fans duped by fake World Cup tickets

  09-Jul-18 - Widespread counterfeit ticket sales have afflicted Chinese fans at the Russian event, say local news reports.

• Cryptomice wins EU blockchain anti-counterfeit challenge

  01-Jul-18 - Italian team was the overall winner in a competition to design blockchain-based measures to curb counterfeit.

• Viewpoint: Tackling the human factor in anti-counterfeiting

  21-Jun-18 - Optaglio explains how behavioural research can help tackle human error in the use of security features.

• HP patents counterfeit label-spotting tech

  30-May-18 - Hewlett Packard has been awarded a US patent on a way to tell if a picture or label on a product is counterfeit.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  29-May-18 - Fuel marking, counterfeits on FaceBook, Slayer takes on merch bootleggers, anti-counterfeit market and Jamaican conviction.

• Criminals make fortune from fake fuel and credit cards

  17-May-18 - Police have arrested 24 people suspected of involvement in fraud involving counterfeit fuel and credit or debit cards.

• Alibaba triples size of brand owner IP rights group

  09-May-18 - Alibaba has signed up 75 additional brand owners to its IP partnership formed last year with 30 members.

• De La Rue opens new €27m Maltese facility

  08-May-18 - De La Rue has opened a new €27m facility in Malta for tax stamps, authentication and brand protection products.

• De La Rue abandons UK passport appeal

  18-Apr-18 - Says the failed bid cost around £4m and will contribute to a reduction in full-year operating profit.

• Brief: Textbook publishers win $34m in counterfeiting suit

  13-Apr-18 - A consortium of education publishers has won a landmark lawsuit against a retail business run by Philip Smyres.

• Update: De La Rue challenge to UK passport ruling

  04-Apr-18 - The UK Home Office has agreed to a two-week extension before a final decision is made.

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