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Friday, May 18, 2012

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Take the CNBC Counterfeit Goods Quiz and find out how informed you are on the counterfeiting industry.

"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.

Latest anti-counterfeiting action

On 1 October 2011 the much discussed and debated Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was signed in Tokyo by eight countries including the United States, Canada, Singapore and South Korea. ACTA is described as "a groundbreaking initiative by key trading partners to strengthen the international legal framework for effectively combating global proliferation of commercial-scale counterfeiting and piracy."

Elsewhere, Operation Pangea IV has resulted in a week of coordinated action involving 81 countries targeting the online sale of counterfeit and illegal medicines. actions resulted in dozens of arrests and the seizure of 2.4 million potentially harmful medicines worldwide worth $6.3 million, the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said, and was described as, "the largest of its kind ever mounted against Internet bad med sellers.”

In November, Shanghai Police bulldozed tons of fake goods including pirated goods, DVDs, software, fake Louis Vuitton and Gucci handbags and Rolex watches. Click here to read that story. Is this effective action against counterfeiters or just a publicity stunt and waste of money? This is an issue we've discussed here before in our Forum.

India: Counterfeit goods sezied at Indian fair - Thursday, April 26, 2012

Thirteen people were arrested and counterfeit goods valued at more than R650 000 were seized at the India trade fair at Sahara Kingsmead Stadium on Wednesday in a joint raid by Sars, police crime intelligence and Home Affairs officials.

Canada: RCMP seize millions in counterfeit goods - Thursday, April 26, 2012

Canadian authorities announced Thursday the seizure of $7.1 million worth of fake perfume, headphones and designer clothing as part of an international anti-counterfeiting sting.

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RECENT COUNTERFEITING NEWS

Middle East: Another Saudi arrested in anti-piracy crackdown - Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The Ministry of Culture and Information has recommended to the Board of Grievances (BOG) that a jail sentence and stiff fine be imposed on a Saudi businessman arrested for trading pirated products.

UK: Software awareness campaign launched across South East - Tuesday, April 10, 2012

A campaign to highlight the issue of software piracy, and its negative impact on the creation of jobs and wealth has been launched across London and the South East.

US: Microsoft Pri0 - at forefront of fight against piracy - Monday, April 09, 2012

Piracy is a big problem for software companies such as Microsoft. The company won't say how much it loses each year from counterfeiters selling fake Microsoft products. Nor will it disclose how much it spends combating the problem. But it cites the Business Software Alliance's estimate that software-piracy losses among tech companies totaled $59 billion worldwide in 2010.

UK: Council to recycle counterfeit equipment seized by officers - Friday, March 30, 2012

COUNCIL officials have vowed to recycle a raft of counterfeit goods seized by trading standards officers from bogus traders operating in the borough.

US: Counterfeit electronic parts pose threat to national security - Thursday, March 29, 2012

In a study done to determine the prevalence of counterfeit military-grade electronic parts, the federal government discovered a widespread problem, the Government Accountability Office revealed.

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¹ Interpol Report – ICPR, 467-477, 1999

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