Monthly Archives: February 2016

SAN FRANCISCO—U.S. President Barack Obama indicated Thursday (Feb. 11) that he will sign into law a customs bill passed by the U.S. Senate that includes a provision to combat counterfeit semiconductors. The bill, known as the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644/S.1269), mandates that U.S. Customs and Border Protection share information […]

Esmerelda Mendez was grieving after her sister, who suffered from chronic pain, bought unlicensed pharmaceutical medication as an affordable alternative and died within hours of taking the drugs. The story was familiar to LA County Health professionals who were warning the public Tuesday that the cheap alternative of buying illegal prescription medicine was a dangerous […]

The French organization Unifab has published its 2015 report on the links between counterfeiting and terrorism around the world.  The reports outlines that those behind the Paris terrorist attacks of January 7th,8th and 9th, 2015, “lived from drug trafficking, but also and particularly, from the sale of counterfeit products, including Nike trainers.”  This should be […]

iTRACE Technologies will be presenting at the Alliance for Grey Market and Counterfeit Abatement Feb 17th Santa Clara CA.   The presentation will be focused on “Cutting the Grey Market Supply While Reducing Counterfeit Liability”  To register click here REGISTRATION About AGMA AGMA is a non-profit organization comprised of influential companies in the technology sector, including […]