Cisco sees need to clamp down on counterfeit products
Counterfeit IT products and software are causing a great concern to the industry and the government and it is a challenging issue facing the industry, said a top Cisco official.
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Textiles company moves to combat counterfeiting
The Managing Director of the Premium African Textiles (PAT), Mr Kofi Boateng, has said that his establishment is consciously coming out with innovative ways to overcome the challenges of counterfeiting and smuggling of the company’s registered designs.
http://graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/46083-textiles-company-moves-to-combat-counterfeiting.html
Lear MoreFood Safety Law has no IRR 2 years after passage, as nation reels from ‘fakes’ and poisoning cases
Two years after President Aquino signed the Food Safety Law, it remains without implementing rules and regulations (IRR) while the nation reels from fake rice, fake noodles and a string of poisoning cases, Senate agriculture panel chief Cynthia Villar said on Monday.
Lear MoreMoH warns of fake herbal medicines and products
The call comes after the ministry here was alerted by its Australian counterpart that a number of Golden Viagra and Strong Horses tablets bought online, were in fact fake.
Lear MoreNigeria: Persons With Disabilities Seek Renewed Fight Against Counterfeiting
APART from the absence of key government agencies and speakers at the event, which as usual reflected the long neglect and discrimination of persons with disabilities, the lecture, which focused on fake and counterfeit products was a huge success, being a cursory appraisal of corruption in foods, health and its attendant impact on the economic well-being of the citizens.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201507132537.html
Lear MoreGoing to shop with askmebazaar.com? Beware of fake products!
E-commerce websites in India are on boom as consumers are gradually relying on it. But with the mounting competition among these online shopping hubs, some are even selling bogus products and making people fall prey to them. One of the buyers from the Uttar Pradesh capital city Lucknow, Sandeep Sharma, is finding himself fooled by ‘askmebazaar.com’ after he bought a power bank of 20,800 mah of a renowned firm MI
Lear MoreInaction on smuggling cost PH P37B
More than P37 billion in agricultural goods had been smuggled into the country in 2014 partly due to government inaction and the Senate should start investigating this massive loss of potential revenue,accordingto a coalition of farmers and farm irrigators.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/704592/inaction-on-smuggling-cost-ph-p37b
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A Chinese woman has been sued for counterfeiting $6.9 million worth of 8 luxury brands
This could be the story of an American dream. An immigrant family builds a successful business and buys a four-bedroom house in a quiet neighborhood with good schools for their young son. But not all is as it seems on the steep, curving streets of San Diego’s Rancho Penasquitos.
In Vietnam, counterfeiters thrive on desire for cheap luxury
Nguyen Thu Ha bought a pair of Gucci shoes for only one-tenth the price of a similar pair she had seen at a store of the Italian luxury brand abroad.
Although they felt quite different on her feet than the pair she had tried, she seemed very happy.
Lear MoreHow NZ Watch Stores are Fighting Counterfeit Merchandise
The counterfeiting of luxury timepieces is a rampant practice all over the world, and New Zealand is no exception. This illegal trade cost the watch industry over a billion dollars every year, and saddles unsuspecting buyers with inferior quality products.
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