Cosmetics & Personal Care

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  15-Feb-18 - Counterfeit news featuring Richemont, Montblanc, Trust condoms, TVS motorbikes, Iron Maiden, and Nichia diodes.

• CBP seizes $31m-worth of fake perfume

  15-Feb-18 - US customs seized nearly half a million bottles of counterfeit perfume mimicking top brands in recent months.

• German logistics groups boost effort to tackle cargo theft

  14-Feb-18 - Thirteen German business associations have joined forces to crackdown on cargo theft after a spike in incidents.

• Special sand could be a new anticounterfeiting solution

  29-Jan-18 - A new sand and chemical mix is claimed to be “the world’s most secure marking system for combatting pirated goods”.

• New board for hologram trade body as it marks 25th anniversary

  24-Jan-18 - The International Hologram Manufacturers Association has announced a new-look board as it marks its 25th anniversary.

• Trademark infringement on the up

  23-Jan-18 - Almost three-quarters of brands have experienced trademark infringement in the past year, says survey.

• Rapid test developed for traditional Chinese medicine

  10-Jan-18 - Scientists in China have developed a simple, 10-minute test for authenticating traditional Chinese medicines (TCM).

• $670,000 of fake cosmetics seized in Hong Kong gang bust

  22-Dec-17 - Twelve people have been arrested in Hong Kong after an operation resulting in the seizure of counterfeit cosmetics.

• European IP crime unit gets funding boost

  13-Dec-17 - Funding for Europol’s IP crime unit has been doubled following its success in tackling counterfeiting.

• Social media and internet an emerging threat in fraud

  28-Nov-17 - Social media and the internet is transforming the criminal landscape in counterfeit goods and other fraud scams, says report.

• Alibaba signs agreement with UK on enhanced IP protection

  24-Nov-17 - Alibaba pledges to boost IP protection on online marketplaces in an agreement with the China-Britain Business Council.

• Rash of cargo thefts prompt pre-Thanksgiving warnings

  21-Nov-17 - Four high-value cargo thefts this month alone have raised a warning flag for US businesses ahead of Thanksgiving.

• Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

  20-Nov-17 - Smuggled erectile dysfunction drugs, fake wine seizure, a milk anti-adulteration device, fake cosmetics, and organic regulations.

• Scottish Anti Illicit Trade Group names new chairman

  17-Nov-17 - Kenny MacAskill has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Anti Illicit Trade Group.

• EU seeks comments on digital freight documents

  11-Nov-17 - The European Commission wants to know why electronic freight transport documents aren’t used more widely.

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