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The law professor bellowed from the front of the classroom, You can never be too rich, too good looking, or own too many trademarks." Good advice, if it can be [...]

The automotive industry is just one of several experiencing an inexplicable surge in parts piracy. Severely bogus and often completely sub-par and unsafe, many products are finding their way into [...]

Toy makers and toy-related firms have banded together to eradicate product counterfeiting. They have joined the International Anticounterfeiting Coalition, a trade group for the protection of intellectual property. Legislation aimed at defending copyrights and trademarks as well as empowering law enforcement agencies and intellectual property owners are also pending., The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers not only have the honor of being one of the industry's all-time bestsellers, but also rank as the prime target of toy counterfeiters. It's no [...]

The counterfeiting of goods is growing in the sporting goods industry, and companies are taking action against such crimes. SGMA Intellectual Property Working Group is one such group that was formed by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Assoc and major sporting goods vendors. The Coalition to Advance the Protection of Sports logos was formed by professional sports leagues. Counterfeiters have become more sophisticated and use such high technology as faxes and computer-aided design systems to operate their activities. Losses could run as high as $1 billion in the sportswear industry., NEW YORK -- Police recently made two raids in two months in two different states. It wasn't narcotics they were after -- it was counterfeit apparel goods that were being [...]

Byline: Fleur Doidge Fleur Doidge As margin wars batter the troubled print market, HP has been quietly working behind the scenes to ensure VARs get consumables of the quality for [...]

The licensing industry has experienced a tremendous business growth in the recent years. Especially the licensed toys, fashion, footwear, premium, and accessories enjoyed increased popularity. Due to its business success, [...]

By James Carbone The problem of counterfeit parts could get worse once component demand picks up. While the issue of counterfeit electronic components is not new, many in the supply [...]

Staff Several leading independent electronics distributors are investing in X-ray, de-capsulation and advanced microscopy equipment in an effort to screen poor quality, substandard and counterfeit parts. Buyers often source from [...]

Counterfeiting is far from victimless; it's also nothing new. What is new is its scope and diversity, which is creating parallel markets in many product categories. In theory, there are [...]

Byline: Sophia Chabbott Coach Sets Anticounterfeit Initiative Coach is taking its most aggressive stance ever against counterfeiting. Like many other luxury accessories firms, Coach is battling a new age of [...]

Byline: Jean Scheidnes Fed up with fakes of its shiny ski puffers, Moncler is going on the offensive against counterfeiters with a consumer-activated authentication system that it has implemented in [...]

Sun Chemical has launched SunGuard Apollo, an infrared ink designed to prevent counterfeiting. The ink manufacturer also sells a detection device designed to work with the product, which is compatible [...]

Byline: Nick Foulkes A real bottle from a modest vintage can be fitted with a trophy label, dramatically increasing its value. Last month the British newspapers devoted considerable space to [...]

By Brad Perriello, Associate Editor Experts say manufacturers and distributors must stay vigilant in the face of the global, $650 billion-a-year trade in counterfeit goods The estimates are staggering-$650 billion [...]

Editor's Note: Phil Hochmuth's story, 'Cisco set to fight aftermarket sellers', caused quite a stir, particularly among aftermarket sellers. In response, here is an open letter to Cisco from the […]

You're walking down the street in a big city. A man in an alley offers to sell you a gold Rolex watch for $50. Having some time to kill, you [...]

Drug distributor AmerisourceBergen is launching an RFID test, another step forward for a technology that seems destined for the supply chains of the pharmaceutical industry. Yet distributor Cardinal Health threw […]

SHENZHEN, CHINA AND ROCKY HILL, NJ -- Hyan Microelectronics Co. Ltd. and Parelec, Inc., a manufacturer of fully additive inks for electronic printed circuits, have teamed up to create an [...]

Responding to demand for radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags that can store detailed product information for specialized applications, semiconductor and RFID technology provider, Impinj, Inc. has announced the availability of two [...]

HELSINKI (Reuters)--Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, said on Tuesday it was stepping up its program to fight counterfeiters and distributors of fake handsets. Nokia said counterfeiting […]

Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it will offer free replacement copies of its Office application suite for people whose versions were tagged as counterfeit -- if they can prove they bought […]

The World Health Organization wants to create a global task force to tackle the growing problem of counterfeit medicines. Fake drugs are a worldwide problem accounting for 10 per cent [...]

The Italian national football team has had its shirt insignia redesigned by Gregory Bonner Hale Design, as part of an effort by the Italian Football Federation to counter an increase [...]

NEW YORK -- Companies looking to fortify intellectual property rights need to focus their resources on protecting their brands before they're knocked off. This was one of the key themes [...]

CHARLOTTE, NC - Kurz Transfer Products has joined six other industry companies to form the Brand Protection Alliance (BPA). Other members: Acucote, Atlantic Paper Co., Creo, Dunmore Corp., IIMAK, and [...]

NEW YORK -- Private investigators working for The North Face have uncovered a ring allegedly responsible for making an estimated 100,000 counterfeit jackets that brought in more than $8 million [...]

HONG KONG -- Jackie Chan took to the stage in Hong Kong last Thursday, fought off a group of assailants wearing Jackie Chan masks, attacked a stall with a chain [...]

New jewelers often approach editors and buyers claiming they want to be 'the next David Yurman.' They can't be blamed -- after all, the company is an estimated $500 million [...]

NEW YORK -- Crispin Porter + Bogusky has the world on the lookout for counterfeit Mini Coopers via a TV spot, Web site and a DVD for sale. The 60-second [...]

Hey, buddy. Wanna buy a watch? It wasn't long ago the word 'counterfeit' conjured up this image--a man on a street corner selling knock-off fashion watches from underneath his trench [...]