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"Another common mistake is to use insufficient educational funds. Invest in advertising campaigns, including billboards, posters and placards explaining your deterrents. Otherwise, a knock-off of the deterrent may be convincing enough to pass a casual inspection. This is what happens when the consumer sees a hologram and assumes that any hologram must be genuine. Could you distinguish a genuine hologram from a fake one on the next CD or DVD that you buy?”
An extract of an article by John Colby and Henry Sang of HP.

“At a time when it may be harder to distinguish between what's authentic and what's fake, many consumers are wondering exactly how prevalent counterfeit merchandise has become. But even more importantly, many wonder how to tell whether something they buy is the real deal.”
An extract from an article that appeared in the South Bend Tribune in April 2008.

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Helping Consumers and Brand Owners Beat the Counterfeit Culture

Did you know that 5-7% of world trade is in fake goods?¹ This means that the risk of you buying a sub-standard, counterfeit product is relatively high. For some products such as pharmaceuticals these fakes can even endanger your health.

And did you know that child labour, human-trafficking and even terrorism frequently lie behind organisations operating counterfeit production and trade?

Take a look at the different sectors or visit our pages linking to specific brands at the top to learn more about how you can avoid fakes or report any suspicious items.

And if you are a brand owner, you can learn how you can use this portal to inform your customers to ensure they make a genuine purchase.

You can also follow No to Fakes on Twitter and keep abreast of the latest counterfeiting news, or let us know your thoughts on the counterfeit industry.

BREAKING NEWS

Experts warn of fake Jackson memorabilia - Thursday, July 02, 2009

Merchants can say they are selling “limited editions” and not tell consumers millions of identical items were made, Cox said. And buyers need to be wary about paying thousands of dollars for true collectibles, such as scarfs tossed from the stage or personal items owned by the star, as they can be hard to authenticate.

A big week for copyrights and piracy - Thursday, July 02, 2009

The sale of The Pirate Bay probably ranks as the week's biggest news for those of us who obsess about copyright issues, followed by the ruling that Usenet.com's newsgroup-access service infringed on the major record companies' copyrights and the Supreme Court's decision not to take Hollywood's appeal of the Cablevision network DVR ruling. But two other developments in U.S. courts seem more important to the average music fan because of the potential they have for disrupting digital services.

China's Marlboro Country - Monday, June 29, 2009

Today, China's fake cigarettes—knockoff Marlboros, Newports, and Benson & Hedges—are flooding markets around the globe. They fuel a violent, multibillion-dollar black market and are even more hazardous to smokers than the real thing, yet the industry is little-known.

Follow these links for more information about counterfeits in specific industries:

RECENT COUNTERFEITING NEWS

Fake goods trader in court - Wednesday, July 01, 2009

A market trader caught selling fake designer goods for the third time has been handed a suspended jail sentence.

Fake online Harry Potter movies launch Malware attack - Saturday, June 27, 2009

If you happen to see a too-good-to-be-true offer to watch the latest Harry Potter movie online for free, watch out.

Italy: Hotline tips lead to record haul of counterfeit pesticides - Friday, June 26, 2009

The Anti-Counterfeit and Health Unit of the Italian police, the NAS Carabinieri, has just set a record in IP law enforcement, seizing more than 120 tonnes of counterfeit pesticides, the biggest haul in the European Union (EU) to date.

Customs seizes $10M in counterfeit goods - Friday, June 26, 2009

NEWARK, N.J. -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection says its officers seized several shipments of counterfeit goods with a retail value of more than $10 million this week at the Newark Seaport.

Imposters sold fake train parts - Wednesday, June 24, 2009

NEW YORK - A man impersonating a dead salesman pleaded guilty Wednesday to scamming city transit officials and potentially imperiling commuters by selling knockoff engine parts capable of causing a subway derailment.

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¹ Interpol Report – ICPR, 467-477, 1999

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