Australian wineries are the latest industry to feel the sting of Chinese counterfeiting. Some of Australia’s best known brands including Penfolds, the makers of Grange, are being knocked off by Chinese entrepreneurs and promoted as the real deal in shops and trade fairs all over China, the Age reported.
And the boutique operators [...]
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NEWS: Sour grapes for Aussie wine makers
August 25th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: anti-counterfeiting · counterfeit wine · fake wine
NEWS: Faking It: Why Wearing Designer Knockoffs May Have Hidden Psychological Costs
August 25th, 2010 No Comments
Within just a few blocks from my office, street vendors will sell me a Versace T-shirt or a silk tie from Prada, cheap. Or I could get a deal on a Rolex watch or a chic pair of Ray-Ban shades. These are not authentic brand-name products, of course. They are inexpensive replicas. [...]
Tags: anti-counterfeiting · designer handbags · Fake Luxury · knockoffs
NEWS: Saudi ports seize $50m of fake goods
August 24th, 2010 No Comments
The director general of Saudi Customs has said that more than 62 million counterfeit products worth around $50m were confiscated at ports in the Kingdom over the past year.
Saleh Al-Khelaiwi said that the Kingdom was able to prevent 260,000 counterfeit car tires from entering the Kingdom.
He admitted, however, that not all other car parts were [...]
Tags: anti-counterfeiting · Counterfeit Goods · Industrial Goods · saudi arabia
NEWS: Cops bust counterfeit outfit and uncover 100,000 illicit goods worth $1 million
August 19th, 2010 No Comments
A case of watches that went missing from a Kennedy Airport cargo hold led cops today to a counterfeit-goods ring in Manhattan — and more than 100,000 bogus items including fake Gucci and Burberry perfume, officials said.
Nine people were arrested in the afternoon raid at 1177 Broadway off West 27th Street [...]
Tags: anti-counterfeiting · Counterfeiting · Fake Goods · fake perfume
NEWS: U.S.-EU food fight dogs anti-counterfeiting talks
August 19th, 2010 No Comments
A long-running battle over the right to use European place names, like Parma or Roquefort, for some of the world’s most popular foods and beverages looks to be the toughest remaining issue in international trade talks aimed at reducing copyright and trademark theft.
The 27-nations of the European Union want the [...]
Tags: ACTA · anti-counterfeiting · Counterfeiting · Europe
NEWS: Business leaders fear the upturn in counterfeit goods
August 16th, 2010 No Comments
Some smugglers came on buses and trucks but most of them came by car. Their rucksacks, suitcases and boots were packed with counterfeit goods. They also carried substantial amounts of drugs.
Their objective was to get past customs officials and into the lucrative markets of the European Union, including the UK. Many of [...]
Tags: anti-counterfeiting · Counterfeit Goods · Europe · Product Authentication
NEWS: Economic Indicator – Even Cheaper Knockoffs
August 2nd, 2010 No Comments
After years of knocking off luxury products like $2,800 Louis Vuitton handbags, criminals are discovering there is money to be made in faking the more ordinary — like $295 Kooba bags and $140 Ugg boots. In California, the authorities recently seized a shipment of counterfeit Angel Soft toilet paper.
The [...]
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Commentary: Counterfeiting is a Most Insidious Crime
July 19th, 2010 No Comments
Recently, CNBC aired Crime Inc.: Counterfeit Goods, a special on counterfeiting this weekend. It provided an exposé on the impact of counterfeiting on our world. Did you know that counterfeiting accounts for 7% of world trade and is an $865 billion industry (estimated by the International Chamber of Commerce)? How about the fact that counterfeiting [...]
Tags: anti-counterfeiting · Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals · Counterfeiting · drug trafficking · Intellectual Property · terrorism
News: New Hampshire Gov Signs Bill on Counterfeit Goods
July 15th, 2010 No Comments
CONCORD, N.H. — [...]
Tags: anti-counterfeiting · Brand Protection · Legislation
COMMENTARY: Recession-Friendly Counterfeiting
August 26th, 2010 No Comments
Consumer spending continues to remain flat. The Commerce Department reported that in the second quarter of 2010, disposable personal income showed no growth. This certainly points to Americans remaining conservative with their expenditures as unemployment remains high, market volatility continues, and a poor housing market drags on. The lag in consumer spending [...]
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