China’s farm smuggling crackdown uncovers $1.16 billion in lost tax
China’s crackdown on agricultural smuggling has uncovered 487 cases with a tax evasion value of 7.1 billion yuan ($1.16 billion), a rise of 71 percent in the past year, said the central government in a report on its website (www.gov.cn). The crackdown on smuggling of cheaper farm produce started in March and comes after Beijing raised domestic agricultural prices to protect its rural population.
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How to Protect Against China Counterfeiting
If you sell or outsource your products to China, you should anticipate infringement of your trademarks, copyrights, patents, or trade secrets, and have an anti-counterfeiting/misappropriation plan in place before that happens.The first step for any company doing business in China is to protect its intellectual property rights. Trademarks, patents, and industrial designs must be registered in China to be protected in China.
http://abovethelaw.com/2014/11/how-to-protect-against-china-counterfeiting/
Lear MoreBoosting SMEs’ productivity with standardisation
Dr Joseph Odumodu, Director General of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) brought home the devastating effects of substandard products recently at the 2014 anti-counterfeit conference hosted by Hewlett-Packard in Abuja when he said that they have been responsible for the death of many Nigerians, loss of over N100 billion to the economy, and millions of job losses.
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Product Engineers And Designers Plagued By Counterfeit Parts
As product engineers pursue opportunities for the Internet of Things and what is being called the “Next Industrial Revolution” they need to be sure to avoid buying cheap counterfeit parts. Counterfeit electronic components and counterfeit electronic products are ongoing challenges for the electronics industry, but they are also causing serious safety concerns for consumers.
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Nigeria: SON Seal Two Firms in Anambra Over Counterfeiting
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Wednesday sealed two factories suspected to be involved in the production of counterfeit and substandard goods in Nsugbe, near Onitsha, in Anambra.Also raided was the popular Menax foam market in Onitsha where mattresses of various brands and other fake items were impounded.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the seized products were imitations of popular brands, including mattresses, shaving sticks, toothbrushes and razor blade.
Lear MoreNew report looks into Global anti-counterfeiting packaging market outlook to 2020
Packaging plays a crucial part in various industries such as food and pharmaceuticals. The most essential method to avoid counterfeiting is secure packaging. Anti-counterfeiting is one of the important processes of secure packaging that prevents copying and confirms the security of products. Manufacturers are minimizing their loss which was mainly occurred due to counterfeiting products with the help of anti-counterfeiting technology.
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Fighting International Counterfeiting
Counterfeit products and services are an international plague. And it is no longer just the United States who is concerned. China’s biggest Internet companies have clamped down on a problem that has hit that nation’s e-commerce market particularly hard. Alibaba, for example, spends more than $16 million yearly fighting counterfeit goods.
http://alextimes.com/2014/10/fighting-international-counterfeiting/
Lear MoreStealth Mark’s Anti-Counterfeiting Technology Ready for Use in Art Galleries & Museums
Wellness Center USA, Inc. (OTCQB:WCUI), today announced that wholly-owned subsidiary StealthCo, Inc. (dba: Stealth Mark) is ready to deploy its premier security technology in art galleries & museums. With brisk forgery activities, 350,000 + pieces of stolen artwork to date, and more than $10 billion in losses, the need for a bulletproof solution has never been greater. StealthMark™ microparticle technology use within art galleries & museums is set to begin in November 2014.
StealthMark™ intelligent microparticle technology is precisely suited to the Art industry because it provides unbreachable security, accurate reference data, unique combinations of covert and overt markings, and track and trace capabilities that can be used on highly valuable pieces of art and objects such as paintings, ancient artifacts, sculptures, historical documents, and more.
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‘Nigeria loses N75b annually to smuggling of textile products’
The National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has said that Nigeria loses estimated N75 billion revenue annually to smuggling of textile and garment materials.
NUTGTWN stated this in a communiqué it issued after a three-day workshop for trade union organisers, self-employed tailors and small-scale garment makers it organised in Ilorin in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES)
Lear MoreChina Counterfeiting: What’s Your Action Plan
Intellectual Property Magazine recently published an article by our lead intellectual property lawyer, Greg Buhyoff. The article is entitled, Action Plan for Asia, and it is described as follows: “Harris Moure’s Gregory F Buhyoff provides pointers on how to implement anti-counterfeiting and misappropriation investigations in China and Vietnam.” Greg practiced law in Vietnam for around ten years. The article is behind a firewall, but we were given permission to publish it and we do so below.
http://www.chinalawblog.com/2014/10/china-counterfeiting-whats-your-action-plan.html
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