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US customs seize websites selling fake Chrysler parts
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations has seized two websites that allegedly sold infringing car parts.
UK man appears in court for offences linked to illegal proxy websites
A UK man has been charged with offences linked to an illegal proxy website.
Luxury brands ‘under estimating’ digital IP threat, report says
UK-based luxury brands are under estimating the threat posed by online counterfeiters, a report by law firm Taylor Wessing has shown.
Alibaba chair to discuss anti-counterfeiting strategy
Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma will discuss his organisation’s efforts to clamp down on counterfeiting during a key note speech at the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition’s spring conference, the organisation has announced.
MarkMonitor Annual Spring Symposium: Swarovski says catching ‘big fish’ counterfeiters is crucial
A lawyer at jewellery company Swarovski has said catching counterfeiters who operate offline is equally as important as taking down infringing websites, though the scale and reach may not always be the same.
Alibaba signs up to IACC
The International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition has created a new membership category that is available to companies and intermediaries, with Alibaba joining as the first member.
UK security services ‘helped prevent’ Harry Potter leak
The founder of Bloomsbury Publishing has said the UK-based security organisation Government Communications Headquarters intervened to prevent leaks of “Harry Potter” books before they were published.
US man sentenced for counterfeit Viagra sales
A US man who sold counterfeit erectile dysfunction medications including Viagra online has been jailed for a year and a day.
Calls made for expansion of PIPCU piracy clampdown
Initiatives set up by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit that aim to tackle piracy should be increased and used in other countries, the unit has said.
Netflix ups DMCA takedown requests
Streaming service Netflix has increased the number of Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown requests it sends to Google, nearly four months after sending its first request.
