Consumer Goods & Media

• Merck partners Zebra on traceability ecosystem

  31-Mar-25 - Zebra's TC58 mobile computer range will be integrated into the recently launched M-Trust product verification system.

• UK anti-counterfeit firm sizes up an AIM listing

  20-Mar-25 - Quantum Base is hoping to raise up to £5m, with the cash earmarked for product development and new hires.

• Organised crime using legal businesses to sell fake goods

  18-Mar-25 - Criminal networks are using networks of seemingly legitimate and legal businesses to help sell counterfeit products in Europe.

• Sesame Street owner sues online sellers over counterfeits

  04-Mar-25 - The suit cites e-commerce stores on sites like AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, eCRATER, MadeInChina, Temu and Walmart.

• US patent awarded on built-in authentication for vinyl

  20-Feb-25 - The VinylKey technology covered by the patent is billed as creating"next-level collectible vinyl."

• Nintendo, Amazon seek big damages in fake amiibo suit

  18-Feb-25 - The defendants are accused of selling at least $2.3m worth of counterfeit amiibo products on Amazon.

• Study could help luxury brands counter the appeal of fakes

  13-Feb-25 - Low-knowledge consumers are fuelling the trillion-dollar counterfeit market; Educate them, researchers say.

• €1.5bn in Russian 'blood timber' has reached EU

  05-Feb-25 - Companies using the timber are putting themselves at risk of hefty financial penalties or referral for criminal prosecution.

• CBP plans rules on low-value shipments to curb fakes

  19-Jan-25 - The measures would strengthen oversight of 'de minimis' shipments, known to be a route for fake goods entering the US.

• USTR highlights fake pharma in Notorious Markets report

  08-Jan-25 - 2024 report lists 38 online and 33 physical markets accused of involvement in "substantial" counterfeiting and piracy.

• José de la Mata Amaya named as Eurojust VP

  10-Dec-24 - de la Mata will take up office on December 18 for a four-year term, replacing current VP Boštjan Škrlec.

• 'Biggest' illegal streaming op taken down by Euro enforcers

  02-Dec-24 - The network was involved in the illegal distribution of movies and series and the pirating of more than 2,500 television channels.

• US customs seize fake Gibson guitars

  27-Nov-24 - Around 3,000 instruments were intercepted and would have been worth around $18.7m if genuine, according to CBP.

• OECD gauges impact of counterfeits on UK economy

  20-Nov-24 - In 2021, the value of fake and pirated goods imported into the UK amounted to £7.1bn, 1.5 per cent of the total.

• Michael Schmid elected new president of Eurojust

  13-Nov-24 - Schmid will take up office on November 15 for a four-year term, replacing current president Ladislav Hamran.

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