Magherafelt trader given a suspended sentence for selling counterfeit CDs and DVDs
An online trader who was manufacturing and selling counterfeit CDs and DVDs was today given a four month suspended sentence...
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SA cops tackle Zimbabwe cigarettes smuggling
THE South African Police Service (Saps) is today convening a multi-sectorial summit in Polokwane, Limpopo Province, to deal with...
Learn MoreGovt mulls mandatory jail for cigarette smugglers
KUALA LUMPUR: The Customs Act 1967 is being considered for amendment to provide mandatory jail for smuggling and selling smuggled...
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One in five buy counterfeit alcohol in UK – survey
Almost one in five of those surveyed by PricewaterhouseCoopers have bought counterfeit alcohol, despite 90% saying that...
Learn MoreSmuggled cigarettes and counterfeit watches seized by customs
Half-a-million smuggled cigarettes and hundreds of counterfeit designer watchers have been seized by customs officers from a...
Learn MoreOnly 26% Brand Owners Participate in Anti-Counterfeiting Coalitions
Data shared at last week’s Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) annual meeting in Boston suggests that too few...
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$210m-worth of fake Hermès handbags seized in US
US customs have seized more than 16,000 counterfeit Hermès purses and handbags that could have fetched about $211m at genuine...
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Singapore is No. 4 for illicit tobacco use; 1 in 4 cigarettes here illegal
One in four cigarettes smoked in Singapore last year was illegal, costing the Government millions of dollars in lost taxes and...
Learn MoreCrocs exec says speed key to tackling counterfeits
Footwear company Crocs Inc has said the key to protecting its brand from counterfeiters is simply to be quicker at bringing new...
Learn MorePernod Ricard turns to QR codes to fight fakers
French beverage company Pernod Ricard will add QR codes to all products sold in China from next April in a bid to thwart...
Learn MoreMeasures tightened against fake products
Lab tests mandatory for imported goods from Nov. 4
MADINAH – Saudi Customs Department will impose a ban on import of goods...
Learn MoreInternational – Only a quarter of brand owners participate in anti-counterfeiting coalitions, survey reveals
Data shared at last week’s Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) annual meeting in Boston suggests that too few...
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