Consumer Goods & Media

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  PIPCU confirms it will still be operating after June

  UK's intellectual property crime unit confirms its funding will be continued after June 2019, despite report to the contrary.

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  China’s new e-commerce rules come into effect

  China’s new rules intended to drive counterfeits off e-commerce sites officially came into force today.

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  Fake vinyl record pressing plant busted in UK

  A counterfeiting operation that tapped into the growing appetite for music on vinyl has been taken down.

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  Counterfeit clippings: news in brief

  Fake L.O.L Surprise dolls and trading cards seized in Germany, plus crackdowns in Thailand, Nigeria, and UAE.

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  Globally, most counterfeit goods are ‘sent in small parcels’

  Two-thirds of fake goods intercepted by customs are discovered in small parcels sent through postal or courier services.

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  EU unveils first Watch List on counterfeit and piracy

  The EU Commission publishes its Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List, with a warning to big online retailers.

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