Consumer Goods & Media

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  Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  EC polls on illegal content, fake goods in China, lawsuits over fake drugs, dodgy airbags, Singapore security, and blockchain.

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  Alibaba triples size of brand owner IP rights group

  Alibaba has signed up 75 additional brand owners to its IP partnership formed last year with 30 members.

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  EU action targets counterfeit-selling social media channels

  A Europol and EU authority action against social media sellers has seized more than 20,000 fake products.

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  GDPR 'will undermine brand owners’ IP protection rights'

  New data protection laws in Europe could impact the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

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  Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  Counterfeit electronics, Amazon again, toys in court, China’s counterfeit rep, fake drugs in Ireland, and an example that crime doesn’t pay.

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  US cites 12 countries for inadequate IP protection

  China has made the US Trade Representative’s Priority Watch List for the 14th year in a row.

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