News Archive

• Cincinnati CBP seizes over $407,000 of unapproved meds

  17-Dec-25 - The haul included orthopaedic injections, rheumatology infusions, cosmetic devices, and weight-loss and cancer drugs.

• Amazon, Brother win landmark counterfeiting case in EU

  17-Dec-25 - A court in Germany has awarded "substantial" damages in a counterfeiting suit brought jointly by Amazon and Brother.

• US consumers 'more aware of online medicine risks'

  10-Dec-25 - Awareness of the risks of buying medicine online is on the rise in the US, but so is misinformation, says ASOP.

• Indian authorities take down $3.3m fake medicines ring

  09-Dec-25 - Enforcement operation uncovers a large-scale falsified medicines network copying dozens of products from leading brands.

• AliExpress takes on bicycle counterfeiting in China

  09-Dec-25 - AliExpress teamed up with US cycling brand Specialized on an operation that netted $1.6m in trademark-infringing goods.

• Netflix shines spotlight on counterfeits with Bad Influencer

  02-Dec-25 - Counterfeiting isn't often the focus of mainstream drama, but Netflix has brought it to the fore with a new show called Bad Influencer.

• Ex-AOG exec pleads guilty in fake plane parts scam

  02-Dec-25 - Zamora Yrala, whose activities resulted in hundreds of flights being grounded, will be sentenced in February.

• Amazon takes legal action against big TM fraud scheme

  01-Dec-25 - The activity is reported to be part of an "elaborate scheme" to abuse Amazon's Brand Registry platform.

• Euro operation takes fake, harmful toys out of circulation

  27-Nov-25 - Operation LUDUS V, which ran from 2024 to 2025, intercepted 8.2m packages of toys, with an assessed value of €8.7m.

• Retailer Åhléns taps TrusTrace for traceability, compliance

  27-Nov-25 - Swedish retailer Åhléns has turned to traceability specialist TrusTrace to help it meet EU regulations on sustainability.

• Europe delays deforestation regulation again

  26-Nov-25 - There's another delay, and yet more 'simplification,' to the EU's deforestation regulation, to the dismay of WWF and others.

• Outsmarting supply chain counterfeiters this Black Friday

  24-Nov-25 - How serialisation and cloud-enabled technologies can help brands fight counterfeits and protect trust this Black Friday.

• Fake food discovered in Ukrainian crackdown

  19-Nov-25 - The food products – including canned goods and condensed milk – were being made in unsanitary conditions.

• Scientists claim 'foolproof' ID for lithium batteries

  18-Nov-25 - Magnetic fields can be used to identify lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and help detect counterfeit and low-quality copies.

• Startup revamps clothing labels for recycling, authentication

  12-Nov-25 - Fibarcode is developing a technology that weaves barcodes based on photonic fibres into fabrics.

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