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| Contitech Wins Court Battle over Counterfeit Drive Belts |
Autos & Parts |
| In the fight against counterfeit goods, ContiTech has won a significant victory at court in Taiwan: In four instances, a Taiwanese trader and a general importer were told to pay damages |
Taiwan |
08/05/2007 |
CIB-7-3136 |
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| Unisys to pay 250,000 usd in damages after losing trademark infringement lawsuit |
IP |
| Visible Systems Corporation said it won a trademark infringement lawsuit against computer group Unisys Corp |
USA |
08/01/2007 |
CIB-7-3129 |
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| Japanese court fines pirate trio |
Movies |
| A Japanese court last week fined three pic pirates a total of $376,500 for violations of the Organized Crime Punishment Law -- the first fines under that law for intellectual property theft. |
Japan |
7/30/2007 |
CIB-7-3113 |
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| Counterfeit couple hit with £150,000 asset seizure |
Movies & Music |
| A COUPLE incolved in a lucrative film and music disc counterfeiting scam had £150,000 of their assets seized yesterday. |
UK |
08/02/2007 |
CIB-7-3120 |
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| Man Sentenced To Prison For Music, Film Piracy |
Movies & Music |
| A former Cincinnati man has been sentenced to 10 months in federal prison for selling pirated CDs and DVDs from the trunk of his car. |
USA |
7/31/2007 |
CIB-7-3137 |
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| LED ZEPPELIN PIRATE FOUND GUILTY |
Music |
| A British opportunist has been found guilty of bootlegging after LED ZEPPELIN guitarist JIMMY PAGE testified against the practice. |
UK |
7/31/2007 |
CIB-7-3111 |
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| 17 nabbed for fake rabies vaccine |
Pharmaceuticals |
| A total of 227 people have been given the fake medicine, police said, all of who are now being closely observed by local health departments. |
China |
08/03/2007 |
CIB-7-3128 |
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| Reps seek over $2.64 mln in compensation for victims of fake drugs in Guangdong |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Representatives for victims of fake drugs manufactured by Qiqihar No. 2 Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have filed 11 suits that seek over RMB 20 million ($2.64 million) in compensation |
China |
08/03/2007 |
CIB-7-3131 |
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| Mohapatra demands CBI inquiry into fake medicine racket |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Holding Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik responsible for the fake medicine racket in the State, President of the Orissa Gana Parishad (OGP) Bijay Mohapatra demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident. |
India |
7/30/2007 |
CIB-7-3092 |
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| 14 suspects seized in counterfeit-money ring |
zCurrency |
| Federal agents have broken up a counterfeit-money ring that authorities say took small bills and made them into big ones by bleaching and then reprinting them |
USA |
7/31/2007 |
CIB-7-3115 |
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