thisislondon.co.uk story:(Trading Standards said they had found thousands of bottles of fake Jacob’s Creek wine. The misspelled labels offer “Wine of Austrlia”, tell people to “Drink Responsibily” and point them to the “Drinkoware” website. Its licensing committee heard how nearly 16 litres of spirits, 111 bottles of fake wine and three bottles of Bollinger – [...]
gulfnews.com story:(Dubai: A report reveals that mobile phone retailers in the UAE are being hit by a growing counterfeit market and called for new measures to stop imports and sales of fake goods. The study by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce abd Industry, has also found that customer service is costing companies an increasing amount [...]
10tv.com story:(The Eastland Mega Flea Market was shut down on Saturday while deputies took inventory of the items, 10TV’s Justin Moss reported. Sheriff Zach Scott told 10TV News that he expected to recover at least $4 million in goods. The goods included items such as knock-off purses, jewelry, and clothing. Amazing that some flea markets [...]
islingtontribune.com story:(A staggering 800 litres of spirits, 5,000 bottles of wine and more than 3,500 cigarettes and other tobacco products have been seized so far this year. In all, 40 businesses have or are being prosecuted for the sale of illegal goods, involving £20,000 in evaded tax.} Counterfeit Alcohol can be dangerous due to its [...]
claimsjournal.com story: (Five federal search warrants executed in an intellectual property rights investigation related to counterfeit goods, in Tampa, netted 60,760 counterfeit items with a manufacturer suggested retail price of $28,386,757, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).} Customs caught several shipment with search warrants, and another major seizure occurred.. [...]
latimes.com story:(“Chinese phone makers are learning to play the game by putting a twist on existing technology and putting a patent on it,” Shenkar said. “Being able to take a blueprint and turn it into a product in a very quick time will serve you very well when you eventually have your own concept,” he [...]
news.sky.com story:(The specifications of the new device are a tightly held secret. But at the Fangshitong Market in Beijing, fake iPhone 5s are selling for as little as £28 each. Traders also sell counterfeit iPhone 3s and 4s, as well as knock-off BlackBerries and Nokia smartphones. “The designs were stolen from Apple and posted on [...]
wlwt.com story:(U.S. customs agents at the DHL hub in northern Kentucky said they seized more than $5 million in counterfeit goods being shipped through the hub — in only five days. Agents conducted 289 seizures of intellectual property rights-infringing merchandise during the operation. The total value of the items seized was $5,390,671.73, the agency said. [...]
tulsaworld.com story:(Counterfeit drugs can be very dangerous, containing toxic substances such as rat poison or lead, or they can have the wrong amount of the real drug’s active ingredient. In addition, people who buy medicines from illegal online pharmacies risk financial fraud and identity theft if they provide credit card or other personal information. The [...]
cbp.gov story: {A Chantilly, Va., woman, Chun-yu Zhao, recently received a 60-month prison sentence and heavy financial penalties for masterminding a conspiracy to import counterfeit computer networking equipment. U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel using solid detective work and meticulous financial analysis were able to detect and bring Zhao to justice. CBP officers intercepted computer [...]