Clothing & Accessories

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  Footwear, clothing top fake good seizures, says OECD

  The trade in counterfeit and pirated goods now accounts for 3.3 per cent of world trade and is rising fast, says report.

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  Swatch wins counterfeit case against Manhattan landlord

  Swatch has won a $1.1m judgment from a Manhattan landlord accused of allowing fakes to be sold on its premises.

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  US cargo thefts drop in 2018, but threat level still high

  The US saw a decline in cargo thefts in 2018, but criminals are changing their tactics and the threat is still high.

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  The case against holograms: how a once-lofty security technology has fallen

  Holograms served their purpose at one time as a product security tool, but no longer, writes Avi Chaudhuri of Systech.

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  Alert system aims to keep brandname ads off dodgy sites

  An advertising industry organization has launched a warning system targeted at pirate sites in Europe.

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  Counterfeit clippings: news in brief

  Samsung drops Supreme tie-in, fake titanium used in planes, fake Bunchem toys, Nike security labels, and fake LV seizure.

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