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| Chinese customs destroy counterfeit goods worth 12 mln yuan |
All |
| Customs authorities in east China's Zhejiang Province announced on Thursday that they have destroyed 12 million yuan worth of counterfeit products including knives, lighters and toothpaste |
China |
11/29/2007 |
CIB-7-3713 |
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| Peter Mandelson warns China on fake goods |
All |
| Peter Mandelson, the European Trade Commissioner, told China yesterday that it was risking its reputation by its failure to halt a tidal wave of counterfeit goods flooding into Europe’s markets |
Europe |
11/27/2007 |
CIB-7-3695 |
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| Companies root out fakes in Asia, online and at home |
All |
| Minutes later, the counterfeiting suspects are in police custody, handcuffed with black hoods over their heads. Their cramped third-floor showroom contains knockoff goods worth $100,000. |
Hong Kong |
11/27/2007 |
CIB-7-3699 |
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| New Alarming Chinese Piracy Threat To Nintendo |
Electronics |
| The Chinese-produced R4 cartridge, a simple-to-use DS piracy device, described as "a virtually unlimited passport to illegally downloaded software titles for the Nintendo DS" is selling like hotcakes in Tokyo’s Akihabara district |
Japan |
11/26/2007 |
CIB-7-3690 |
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| Counterfeit golf clubs hit web auction sites, retailers |
Equipment |
| Some of golf's top manufacturers warn of a spate of counterfeit clubs making their way onto auction sites and online retailers |
USA |
11/28/2007 |
CIB-7-3712 |
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| Dubai Customs organize workshops on intellectual property rights |
IP |
| Dubai Customs launched a series of workshops, dedicated to different GCC Customs Departments, to present the latest methods used to protect the intellectual property rights (IPR). |
UAE |
11/26/2007 |
CIB-7-3688 |
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| EMI and AVT restart operations in pakistan |
Music |
| EMI, the world’s leading music company and AuVitronics (AVT), the pioneer in using modern technology for audio/video cassettes production in Pakistan, have restarted their businesses after a decade |
Pakistan |
11/29/2007 |
CIB-7-3721 |
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| Kenyan anti-piracy drive boosts OSS use |
Software |
| A recent crack-down on piracy in Kenya has driven a number of internet cafes to open source. |
Kenya |
11/28/2007 |
CIB-7-3709 |
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