//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 wins, counterfeits, grey marketing – news in brief

18. March 2026

Belgium: Customs in Liège inspects 0.006 percent of consignments // Netherlands: Showroom for counterfeit fashion uncovered // Bavaria: Customs seize tons of counterfeit brand-name goods // Baden-Württemberg: Customs seize thousands of grey market electronics // Europol: Medicines worth 33 million euros seized

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Storage facility, sea freight, online trade – brief updates

4. November 2025

Bremen: Police uncover storage unit packed with counterfeits // Trieste: Containers with counterfeit goods worth over a million seized // Vaude warns of fake online shops // Counterfeiters misuse Swiss Military brand

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CPUs, toys, motor scooters – news in brief

14. July 2025

Germany: Counterfeits of AMD CPUs circulating // France: Hundreds of thousands of counterfeit toys seized // Vietnam: Counterfeiting ring for electric scooters dismantled // Switzerland: Simplified destruction of small consignments

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German Brands Association, Amazon, OLAF – news in brief

4. May 2025

German Brands Association calls for effective IP protection by new government // Amazon in Japan ordered to pay damages for counterfeiting // OLAF reports record seizure of counterfeit fashion items // Court victories against counterfeit audio equipment in Europe

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Food, car parts, e‑commerce – news in brief

5. December 2024

Illegal food products worth millions seized in Europol operation // France: Customs seize thousands of counterfeit car parts // Italy: wine counterfeiting ring broken up // TikTok Shop releases first IP protection report

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Fake football merchandize, customs successes, IT counterfeiters – news in brief

18. June 2024

Customs fair sets focus on sporting events // Cologne: Customs confiscate counterfeits worth millions // USA: Head of IT counterfeiting ring sentenced // Austria: Customs intercept thousands of counterfeit goods // Spain: Police confiscate tonnes of fake football jerseys

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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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