Cosmetics & Personal Care

• UK IPO names Adam Williams as interim CEO

  13-Jul-22 - Williams replaces Tim Moss, who is due to leave the IPO on September 1, while a permanent CEO is sought.

• Young people increasingly likely to buy fake goods, says EUIPO

  15-Jun-22 - 37 per cent of 15-24-yer-olds had bought one or several fake products intentionally in the last 12 months.
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  Traceability: the foundation of optimized supply chains today and for the future

  03-Jun-22 - Global supply chains are facing unprecedented stress, and traceability is the answer to maintaining control, writes Systech's Steve Tallant.

• YPB wins first client for new ProtectCode security feature

  03-Jun-22 - New version of the technology includes an anti-copy feature that makes it almost impossible to replicate, says firm.

• Supply chain congestion raising threat of cargo theft

  18-May-22 - Cargo thefts targeting vehicles in transit declined in 2021, but were accompanied by an increase in incidents at storage facilities.
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  How physical brand investigation methods are evolving

  09-May-22 - Don't overlook brick-and-mortar retailers when planning your brand protection programme, advises ApiraSol's Axel Hein.

• Counterfeit detergent factory busted in South Africa

  12-Apr-22 - The factory is suspected of infringing trademarks such as Unilever's Sunlight, Skip and Surf brands.

• Unilever pilots blockchain for sustainable palm oil sourcing

  01-Apr-22 - Unilever says it is committed to achieving a deforestation-free supply chain by 2023 using a "tech-enabled approach."

• Thai operation uncovers $2.1m in counterfeit cosmetics

  20-Mar-22 - It is thought that the network sold nearly 120m baht ($3.6m) in fake cosmetics over a six-month period.

• Counterfeit goods 'increasingly being made in the EU'

  15-Mar-22 - Frequent seizure of fake packaging materials and semi-finished products points to the presence of EU manufacturing.

• US notorious markets list adds AliExpress, WeChat

  21-Feb-22 - 2021 list identifies 42 online and 35 physical markets that allow "substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy."

• UK government lays out anti-IP crime strategy

  04-Feb-22 - Plans include the establishment of a national centre of excellence for gathering and analysing intelligence on IP infringement.

• Lawmakers call for crackdown on counterfeit face masks

  02-Feb-22 - Letter says public is seeking out masks as Omicron gathers momentum in the US, but are often at risk of buying fakes.

• Study raises concern about fake, substandard tattoo inks

  31-Jan-22 - Almost a third of tattoo inks sampled had levels of toxic chemicals that did not meet safety standards.

• Social media influencers 'play a big role in counterfeit market'

  10-Jan-22 - 13 per cent of poll respondents said that they had been influenced to make a counterfeit purchase by social media endorsements.

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