Sollatek is working hard to eliminate product counterfeiting as it improves on service availability to Ghanaian consumers. READ MORE>>>

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers in July seized 740 automobile navigation systems valued at $1.3 million after finding the merchandise violated multiple laws and regulations. READ MORE>>>

Target announced on Aug. 19 that it has ended its relationship with Indian textiles company Welspun, after an investigation revealed that the company was supplying fake Egyptian cotton 500-thread count bed sheets for its consumers. READ MORE>>>

The world watched the Closing Ceremonies Sunday as the 2016 Olympic Games came to a close. The Rio Games showed us more than just feats of athleticism, they came with lessons of property rights in Brazil and around the world.  Here are four different elements of property rights to remember from the Games: READ MORE>>>

Christian Louboutin has won a lawsuit against four Russian companies for selling imitation Louboutin fragrances, granting the French company injunctive relief to prevent the rivals selling the products in question. READ MORE>>>

Mason Hayes & Curran explains how e-commerce rules for IP infringement now impact bricks-and-mortar stores – in particular, the landlords. READ MORE>>>

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, speaking on behalf of Nigeria at the ongoing 66th Session of the WHO Regional Committee Meeting in Addis Ababa, noted that malaria is the commonest cause of presentation at health facilities and the major cause of under-five mortality in the country. READ MORE>>>

Several pills taken from Prince’s estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the investigation said on Sunday. READ MORE>>>

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health has warned that fake quinine products for malaria may be in the domestic supply chain. READ MORE>>>

Australian retailer Chemist Warehouse only needed 46 minutes to offload more than $1.9 million worth of products to Chinese buyers using the shopping website Alibaba. READ MORE>>>

DUBAI // The demand for fake goods is not shrinking despite warnings over their safety and links to organised crime and terrorism. Every year, authorities in the UAE hold campaigns highlighting the dangers of buying counterfeit luxury clothing and accessories, phones, cosmetics and vehicle parts, among other items. READ MORE>>>

Due to the prevalence of food adulteration and counterfeiting, we’re very keen to keep our own bees for honey. According to at least one study, 76 percent of honey sold in American supermarkets was found to contain no pollen, making it impossible to authenticate and likely that much of this honey is actually heavily adulterated or simply a counterfeit sugar syrup flavoured to taste like honey. Honey retailers have said the pollen filtration is done to ‘ensure shelf stability’ but this rings hollow; 5,000-year-old jars of honey found in the Egyptian Pyramids were found to have not yet spoiled. READ MORE>>>

DTLA—In August 2015, Mody Diop was convicted of selling counterfeit goods. Apparently he was un-swayed by the legal judgment: The following month, he sold fake Louis Vuitton handbags out of his Fashion District store for $70 each. The buyer turned out to be an undercover LAPD officer.. READ MORE>>>

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals in Moscow recently upheld the ruling of a lower court in connection with a lawsuit filed on behalf of Christian Louboutin. The Paris-based footwear and cosmetics brand filed suit in Russia’s Moscow Commercial Court in August 2015 against four Russian companies – InterPrestige Group, InterLuxParfum, Image Parfum and Klementina – alleging that they were selling counterfeit Louboutin fragrances. Louboutin sought injunctive relief to prevent the companies from continuing to sell the infringing goods and upwards of 11 million rubles ($170,000) in damages as a result of the copying of its beauty range. READ MORE>>>

Luxury brands are stepping up efforts to combat counterfeiters in court including Alibaba and other Western sellers, an article published on marketwatch.com said. READ MORE>>>

Earlier this year, all of our glow goals became a reality with the discovery of the viral, rainbow highlighter that broke the internet. The frenzy began when one persistent Redditor became determined to hunt down an illuminating powder that could be swiped on as an actual rainbow or blended to impart an otherworldly glow. Once the product was identified as the Bitter Lace Beauty Prism Highlighter, it sold out in a few days as everyone tried to get their hands on a pan of technicolor goodness. The tiny luminizers even started popping up on eBay for more than $1,000 (gulp). READ MORE>>>

ALEXANDER WANG has been awarded $90 million in damages after successfully suing over 45 defendants operating 459 websites that sold counterfeit goods bearing its name. The brand, however, is unlikely to receive the actual amount, as the owners of the domains selling the illegal goods are impossible to trace. READ MORE>>>

IT IS a global crime epidemic which is costing governments billions in lost tax revenue. The black market in counterfeit cigarettes grew by 300 per cent last year. READ MORE>>>

Cigars are being destroyed at the Port of Miami and it appears that US Customs and Border Protection are behind it. Earlier this week a shipment from Davidoff reached a retailer in New Hampshire. The normal packing tape was replaced with green tape denoting US Customs and Border Protection. This tell tale sign showed evidence that the box of cigars was searched. Upon opening the box many of the cigar boxes inside were open and cigars broken in half. READ MORE>>>

In this regard, a three-man panel has been despatched by the Federal Government to Salvador, Brazil to investigate allegations of abuse of Personal Identification Cards, known as PVCs or accreditation cards, in Nigeria’s Dream Team VI. READ MORE>>>

Microsoft Australia has reached out of court settlements with resellers Software Oz, Bytestech Computers and PC-TEK for selling unauthorised products and infringing copyright. READ MORE>>>

Crime officers say they are poised to enforce the country’s trademark laws and crack down on activities of counterfeiters.Counterfeiting does not only deprive the country of revenue of taxes but affects indigenous businesses by posing unfair competition to local products.READ MORE>>>