China Counterfeiting: What’s Your Action Plan
Intellectual Property Magazine recently published an article by our lead intellectual property lawyer, Greg Buhyoff. The article...
Learn MoreSmuggled Cabbage for Kimchi Season
In many regions of North Korea, a lack of fertilizer and the spring drought have resulted in a poor vegetable crop, making...
Learn MoreIndia proving to be one of the top smuggling paradises on the world map.
In recent years the all-India contraband seizures have jumped dramatically hitting new heights every year. Although these...
Learn MoreFTDI stops disabling devices with fake chips
Scottish electronics firm FTDI has backed down from a controversial scheme to use a Windows software update to...
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1.395 Arrested in Venezuelan Anti-Smuggling Operation
As part of an on-going operation against the hoarding and smuggling of basic goods, Venezuelan authorities have reported that a...
Learn MoreNigeria Loses About N15bn Annually To Counterfeit Products – SON
An estimated N15 billion is lost annually to fake or counterfeit products in terms of tax revenue to the government, income to...
Learn MoreChanel files lawsuit against company allegedly infringing on its products
Chanel alleges it has lost thousands of dollars and its consumers’ trust after knock-off brands tried to sell identical products...
Learn MoreZimbabwe: Battery Firms Target 90 Percent Capacity
Battery manufacturers are targeting a manufacturing capacity of up to 90 percent by mid next year but lament the effect smuggled...
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Belarusian government agencies involved in smuggling apples to Russia
Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhhoznadzor revealed new smuggling schemes through Belarus.
Russia continues to...
Learn MoreChinese artists create counterfeit stock images of artists
Stock Photos are glorious things. Yes, they’re an important tool for sites such as our own, but they’re also, perhaps...
Learn MoreEast Africa: Philips to Launch Sms Platform to Curb Counterfeit Products
Philips is setting up an SMS platform in a week’s time that will help consumers with the authentication of the Philips...
Learn MoreHOMAI re-launched as ASPA, resolves to fight counterfeiting
Hologram Manufacturers Association of India (HOMAI), which was founded in 1998 to represent holographic industry in India, has...
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