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| COI seizes counterfeit goods worth CZK 146m in H1 |
All |
| The Czech Commercial Inspection (COI) seized nearly 177,000 counterfeit products worth CZK 146m in Jan-Jun this year, while in the same period in 2006 it was almost 604,000 fake products worth CZK 441m, CTK learned from the COI website Friday |
Czech Republic |
8/24/2007 |
CIB-7-3249 |
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| Record fake goods flowing into Japan |
All |
| Japan has seized a record high number of counterfeit goods since the beginning of the year, mostly coming via China and South Korea, police said Thursday |
Japan |
8/23/2007 |
CIB-7-3227 |
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| Fake goods come easy, survey finds |
All |
| One in four Angelenos knowingly buy pirated products because they are cheap and easily attainable, study shows. |
USA |
8/20/2007 |
CIB-7-3211 |
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| Counterfeit imports flood into Southland's ports |
All |
| Seizures of counterfeit imports at the nation's trade gateways rose by 22% in number -- and by 141% in value -- during the first half of fiscal year 2007, |
USA |
8/22/2007 |
CIB-7-3219 |
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| Fake auto spare parts undermine safety, original makers’ profits |
Autos & Parts |
| Counterfeiting activities are the highest in the passenger cars segment, with 45% of the after-sales market captured by the counterfeiters |
India |
8/24/2007 |
CIB-7-3222 |
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| The True Cost of Sound Recording Piracy to the U.S. Economy |
Music |
| “Piracy” of recorded music costs the U.S. sound recording industries billions of dollars in lost revenue and profits. |
USA |
8/21/2007 |
CIB-7-3215 |
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| World Health Organization says willing to help in fake drugs study |
Pharmaceuticals |
| WHO extends financial and technical support, but drug controller says industry has already offered its assistance |
India |
8/25/2007 |
CIB-7-3234 |
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| UN Health Agency Acknowledges Reduction in Fake Drugs Circulation in Nigeria |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Still on health related issue, the director general of NAFDAC [National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control], Prof Dora Akunyili, says Nigeria has recorded a 16.1 per cent reduction in fake drug circulation in the last one year. |
Nigeria |
8/24/2007 |
CIB-7-3241 |
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