//News in brief

Important news on counterfeiting and brand protection summarized in brief, for instance on the latest raids, recent court cases and verdicts, or other remarkable developments and updates.

Customs report, AI adverts, counterfeiting syndicate – news in brief

10. April 2024

Austria: Customs seize items worth millions in 2023 // Online: Google removes billions of ads in 2023 with the help of AI // Europol: Criminal group trading in luxury counterfeits and illegal drugs busted // Germany: Customs confiscate counterfeit fashion

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Detergents, bicycles, medicines – news in brief

23. February 2024

Cologne customs seize tons of counterfeit detergent // Stuttgart police scrap counterfeit bicycles // Containers of fake photovoltaic modules in circulation // UK: Illegal medicines worth millions seized

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Food, fans, aircraft parts – news in brief

13. December 2023

Millions worth of counterfeit food seized // Fan manufacturer exposes counterfeiting factory // Dawn raid on aircraft parts dealer

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European authorities report spectacular actions – news in brief

2. October 2023

France: Customs seize hundreds of thousands of counterfeit food products // Spain: Raids turn up counterfeits worth millions of euros // UK: Police seize five tonnes of counterfeit products // Italy: half a million fake batteries confiscated

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Major seizures in Germany and Austria – news in brief

28. March 2023

Raids against counterfeiters in Stuttgart // Online trade with counterfeit goods uncovered in Hesse // Customs seizes counterfeits on A8 motorway // Vienna: Tens of thousands of counterfeits intercepted // Customs active at ISH sanitary trade fair

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Customs seizures, Europol, online trade – news in brief

8. December 2022

Fakes disguised as alleged Ukraine aid delivery // Europol operation thwarts illegal online trade // Customs investigators dismantle trade in fake car parts // Dresden customs stops counterfeit goods worth millions // Amazon helps strike against counterfeiters in China

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Toys, customs successes, lockdowns in China – news in brief

23. October 2022

OLAF: Around 8,000 counterfeit toys seized // Customs seize tens of thousands of counterfeit e-cigarettes // Counterfeit Bluetooth headphones intercepted // Japan: Customs seizures drop following lockdown in China

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EU, Digital, Food – News in brief

14. June 2022

EU Parliament adopts DSA // Video game developers take creative steps against piracy // Wine counterfeiting ring dismantled in France // Counterfeit chocolate seized in the UK

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