15 Jul, 2024 Crackdown on counterfeits ahead of Paris Olympics By Megan Rannard Ahead of the start of the Olympics on 26 July, I've noticed an increase in media reports regarding the French authorities' intensified...
08 Jul, 2024 Ferrari destroys over 400,000 counterfeit items (including three fake cars) By Megan Rannard Ferrari has confirmed via a post on X that they destroyed over 400,000 counterfeit items in 2023. This includes 3 cars and over 100,000...
03 Jul, 2024 Fake news! Trump sneaker company sues over counterfeits By Megan Rannard Fake news (or should I say “fake shoes”…) - 45Footwear LLC, the manufacturer of President Trump's limited edition high top sneakers, has...
01 Jul, 2024 EUIPO guide to anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy technologies will help business of all sizes By Megan Rannard The EUIPO has released an Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy Technology Guide (ACAPT) aimed at helping businesses of all sizes to...
20 Jun, 2024 New e-commerce platform joins IPEP By Becky Swindell Alibaba International has recently joined the likes of Amazon Marketplace and other e-commerce platforms in enrolling in the EU IPO’s...
17 Jun, 2024 Police seize £17,000 worth of counterfeit England football shirts By Megan Rannard Northumbria Police have seized almost 200 counterfeit England football shirts from an address in North Shields, with an estimated retail...
17 May, 2024 Exceptional researchers elected to Royal Society Fellowship By Andrea Williams The Royal Society has announced the names of over 90 exceptional researchers to be elected as Fellows; and I am so pleased to see some of...
13 May, 2024 Are there counterfeit Renoir and Monet paintings on eBay? By Megan Rannard I have a confession to make - I'm a huge fan of the BBC show “Fake or Fortune”, in which Fiona Bruce and art dealer Philip Mould try to...
10 May, 2024 Qatar joins the Madrid Protocol international trade mark system By Mike Shaw The Madrid Protocol system for securing international registration of a trade mark is to be extended to cover Qatar from 3 August 2024....
01 May, 2024 Eye-opening insight into the scale of counterfeit goods By Becky Swindell A recent investigation and subsequent raid of various locations belonging to international e-commerce platform Pandabuy has led to the...
28 Mar, 2024 Amazon's proactive anti-counterfeiting work is good news for brands - statistics from the 2023 Brand Protection Report By Megan Rannard Amazon's annual Brand Protection Report was released this week, detailing the work done in 2023 to tackle infringement on its platforms. ...
07 Mar, 2024 Amazon loses UK Supreme Court appeal in cross-border "targeting consumers" case By Megan Rannard In a judgment handed down yesterday, 6 March 2024, the UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed Amazon's appeal in their fight with...