Cosmetics & Personal Care

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  How physical brand investigation methods are evolving

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

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  Unilever pilots blockchain for sustainable palm oil sourcing

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

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  Thai operation uncovers $2.1m in counterfeit cosmetics

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

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  Counterfeit goods 'increasingly being made in the EU'

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

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  US notorious markets list adds AliExpress, WeChat

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

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  UK government lays out anti-IP crime strategy

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

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