Retailers fear surge in illegal cigarettes
A NORTHSIDE shopkeeper has warned that Ireland could face a dramatic increase in black market cigarettes over the coming...
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Dismissed Customs exec Ernesto Aradanas denies link to oil smuggling
The former chief of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Davao collection district has dismissed as “not true, baseless and malicious”...
Learn MoreAlibaba Spends More Than $160 Million In Fight Against Counterfeit Goods
Alibaba claims that the company has spent more than $160 million in its crusade to eliminate fake products in its e-commerce...
Learn MoreDodgy Vodka and Fake Cigs: Pirated Goods Hit UK This Festive Season
Christmas drinkers have been warned to keep a close eye on their spirits this festive season, after a batch of counterfeit vodka...
Learn MoreAlibaba took down 90 million counterfeit products before its IPO
The Chinese e-commerce giant spent more than $160 million in the last two years to fight fakes, a top executive says. (Bloomberg)...
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Alibaba: Puts More in Cracking down on Fake Products
Alibaba revealed investment surpassing CNY 1 billion in cracking down on fake products and protecting consumer interests from...
Learn MoreAlibaba sinks $161M into nixing counterfeits over two years
Over the last two years, China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has spent well over $100 million ridding its listings of...
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How To Guard Against China Counterfeiting
If you sell or outsource your products to China, you should anticipate infringement of your trademarks, copyrights, patents, or...
Learn MoreOrlando man gets 3 years for smuggling contraband into prison as officer
For $1,000, one inmate said, you could get a carton of cigarettes smuggled into the federal prison in Sumter County. All you had...
Learn MoreVirginia Considers Increased Tobacco Interdictions, Regulations
The Commonwealth of Virginia is considering forcing retailers to get licenses to sell tobacco products, attempting to increase...
Learn MoreA Chinese e-retailer steps up its fight against the sale of counterfeit goods
Reacting to reports of widespread sales of fake watches, Jumei.com is asking suppliers to add anti-counterfeiting technologies to...
Learn MoreHow to avoid falling for counterfeit goods
The problem of counterfeiting is a huge one: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that...
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