//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.

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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Electronics, cosmetics, clothing, tobacco – news in brief

31. May 2022

Officials in Bavaria seize hundreds of fake Airpods // Pensioner makes tens of thousands of euros with fake cosmetics // Counterfeiting ring for fake sports goods and clothing busted // Brisk activity blows the cover of counterfeiting store // Tens of tons of counterfeit cigarettes confiscated

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E-commerce, organized crime, customs successes – news in brief

29. March 2022

Alibaba to protect IP rights of more and more brands // Germany: officials confiscate hundreds of products // Organized crime curbed in France // Millions of pharmaceutical fakes seized in Africa

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Nuclear power, pharmaceutics, electronics, sporting goods – news in brief

14. February 2022

Counterfeit components found in nuclear power plants // Pharmaceutical counterfeiting ring broken up // Canon blocks gateway for Chinese counterfeits // Hundreds of thousands of fake sporting goods seized

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Electronics, pellets, automotive, cosmetics – latest news in brief

25. October 2021

Smartphone counterfeiter arrested in western Germany // Hundreds of tons of wood pellets seized // Trader of counterfeit rims busted // Sports coach engages in large-scale counterfeiting trade // Unified Patent Court is coming

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