Over 37 thousand websites have been seized by law enforcement as part of an ongoing battle against counterfeit goods trade, IP theft and piracy. Officials from Europol, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)’s Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center led police agents in a joint operation designed to take down […]

With the support of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), Spanish customs and police intercepted in October a counterfeit shampoo criminal network in Spain. With a production capacity of 200,000 bottles per month, this is the second clandestine factory to be raided this year. The products, which infringed intellectual property rights, were destined for the European, […]

Check out these 9 products that you could be buying counterfeits of every day. http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Media/Slideshow/2015/11/16/9-Counterfeit-Products-You-May-Be-Buying

The world’s biggest online retailer courses with an unprecedented torrent of counterfeit and sham goods, and neither the big brands, the Chinese government nor U.S. pressure can do much about it.Jack Ma, the most powerful businessman in Asia, can. But shutting down the fakes would undermine his Alibaba empire. Be warned: Jack Ma, the man who oversees the […]

More than 40 percent of goods sold online in China last year were either counterfeits or of bad quality, the official Xinhua news agency said, illustrating the extent of a problem that has bogged down the fast-growing online sector. Read more at Reuters  http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/03/us-china-counterfeits-idUSKCN0SS02820151103#mBVLEclte8wMFBwS.99

The Counterfeit Conundrum: 5 Best Practices for Mitigating Counterfeit Issues in the Electronics Industry Industry white paper highlighting proven strategies to limit the impact of counterfeiting issues in the electronics manufacturing industry. http://www.siliconexpert.com/white-papers/counterfeit