FOUR men are to be sentenced by a Crown Court judge after police in Yorkshire discovered what they believe is the world's largest haul of "chipped" games consoles
Operation Network Raider, a domestic and international enforcement initiative targeting the illegal distribution of counterfeit network hardware manufactured in China, has resulted in 30 felony convictions and more than 700 seizures of counterfeit Cisco network hardware and labels with an estimated retail value of more than $143 million.
Versace SpA, the design house founded by the late Gianni Versace, says a U.S. court has awarded it $20 million in damages for trademark violations and willful counterfeiting.
An international operation headed by customs officers in Germany that aims to disrupt the trade in counterfeit medicines, especially on the Internet, has notched up some notable successes in its first 18 months.
Microsoft has won its first major court battle against the use of unlicensed software by Chinese corporations - but the company it vanquished plans to fight back.
