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| European companies say China trying to avoid carrying out WTO pledges |
All |
| Many European companies believe China is trying to avoid fully carrying out its free trade pledges to the World Trade Organization and failing to do enough to stop product piracy, according to a survey |
China |
11/22/2007 |
CIB-7-3679 |
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| Kingdom Loses $4b on Fake Goods – Analyst |
All |
| At least $50 billion is the amount Arab countries lose yearly due to counterfeit products. |
Saudi Arabia |
11/18/2007 |
CIB-7-3650 |
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| 80 Percent of Computer Products Fake in East Africa |
Electronics |
| Up to 80 per cent of computer consumable products on sale in East Africa could be fake, a major regional distributor with branches in four countries has claimed. |
Africa |
11/20/2007 |
CIB-7-3669 |
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| Intellectual property trial time halved |
IP |
| The length of civil trials over intellectual property rights, including patent rights, has halved in the past 10 years, and now take about a year for the first trial to conclude |
Japan |
11/20/2007 |
CIB-7-3657 |
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| Counterfeiting confidence: 15% of drugs sold |
Pharmaceuticals |
| The widespread manufacture and sale of spurious drugs in India places the people at serious risk. |
India |
11/18/2007 |
CIB-7-3653 |
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| Spurious drugs estimated to be 3.1% |
Pharmaceuticals |
| ... the Centre on Wednesday said the extent of suspected counterfeiting was only about 3.1 per cent. |
India |
11/21/2007 |
CIB-7-3675 |
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| Patients At Risk From Fake Drugs |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Figures obtained by Sky News show that in the last three years at least, 7,700 packs of fake prescription drugs have entered the NHS supply chain to hospitals and pharmacies. |
UK |
11/22/2007 |
CIB-7-3677 |
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| Copyright notices to ISPs on the rise |
Software |
| Business Software Alliance has issued more than 15,000 notices to ISPs (Internet service providers) in India till September this year, on infringing activity. |
India |
11/18/2007 |
CIB-7-3649 |
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