The Herman Trend Alert: Reducing Counterfeiting With Tech
Imagine a teeny-tiny computer chip about the thickness of the human cornea (500 microns) that can prevent counterfeiting.
NCIS, NTN Conduct Counterfeiting Raid In Charleston, S.C.
The raid was conducted June 25 on bearing storage location near Charleston, S.C., after NCIS agents concluded that the warehouse was illegally distributing low-quality, counterfeited bearings directly to consumers.
MEMA Signs Letter Urging Passage Of Anti-Counterfeiting Bill
The legislation gives Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to show samples of potentially counterfeit goods to intellectual property rights (IPR) holders, allowing them to assist in determining whether the goods are legitimate.
ContiTech Lands Blow Against Product Counterfeiting in Morocco
To protect itself from pirated products, the ContiTech Power Transmission Group promotes a comprehensive approach consisting of organizational, technical, legal and communicative measures.
DuPont Refrigerants Completes Successful Action Against Counterfeiting in United Arab Emirates
Thousands of containers of counterfeit materials seized.
New Study Measures International Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy
The report shows that, based on 2008 data, the total global economic and social impacts of counterfeit and pirated products are as much as $775 billion every year. The impact is likely to double to $1.7 trillion by 2015, due in part to rapid increases in physical counterfeiting and piracy, as measured by reported customs seizures and greater worldwide access to high-speed Internet and mobile technologies.
Final Draft of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Completed
The goal of ACTA is to provide an international framework for combating intellectual property (IP) rights infringement, particularly with respect to the growing international problem of counterfeiting and piracy.
MEMA Submits Comments to Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Urging More Federal Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies and Enforcement
MEMA is calling on the White House to support the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1631), which will strengthen IPR enforcement by amplifying targeting efforts of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to detect goods that violate IPR and will require CBP to dedicate port personnel with a primary responsibility of enforcing IPR.
AASA China Aftermarket Forum Members Promote Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts at Automechanika Shanghai
Members of the group gave a presentation and hosted a booth providing information about counterfeiting awareness and intellectual property rights.
Aftermarket Associations Applaud Passage of Anti-Counterfeiting Legislation
Congress recently passed legislation that will strengthen intellectual property protections for U.S companies.