Electronics & Industrial

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  Seagate, IBM team up for counterfeit hard drive project

  IBM will apply blockchain to a project with hard drive maker Seagate that aims to tackle counterfeiting.

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  Companies get mixed results from enforcement, says survey

  Brands are stepping up efforts to bring enforcement actions against counterfeiters, but results are mixed.

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  Seized fake chargers pose ‘grave’ danger, says CBP

  CBP officers at the Port of New York/Newark have seized $2.7m-worth of counterfeit and hazardous wall chargers.

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  Honeywell steps up actions against refrigerant fakes

  Counterfeit versions of a Honeywell refrigerant use in the automotive sector have been seized in the Czech Republic.

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  Mercedes knock-offs seized in Philadelphia

  Almost $1.8m-worth of fake Mercedes-Benz automotive parts have been seized by customs in Philadelphia.

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  US plans exit from UN postal treaty, citing illicit trade

  The US wants to leave a postal treaty that it says leaves the country vulnerable to counterfeit goods.

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