Clothing & Accessories

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  Trademark infringement rising fast, says CompuMark

  Survey finds a 15 per cent increase in trademark infringement reported by brand owners over the last two years.

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  China tops EU’s IP problem list, in its own category

  China is so far in front of all other countries on IP infringement that it has its own category in the EU’s latest protection report.

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  Dover buys Systech, boosting Markem-Imaje print/coding unit

  Dover Corp bolsters its brand protection and traceability business with an agreement to buy Systech.

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  Embassy staffer and wife indicted for fake goods trafficking

  A US embassy official and his wife have been arrested on suspicion of trafficking fake Vera Bradley handbags.

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  Senate bill seeks to block counterfeit goods entering US

  A bill that would extend the power of US customs to seize IP-infringing goods has been introduced in the Senate.

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  USTR may add Amazon cites to Notorious Markets list; report

  The US Trade Representatives next list of notorious markets for IP-infringing goods 'may include Amazon sites'.

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