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| Fans to face fines, jail over fake goods |
All |
| A crackdown on fans returning from the Beijing Olympics with unofficial merchandise or counterfeit goods will be launched ahead of this year's Games |
China |
01/10/2008 |
CIB-7-3904 |
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| Strict penal provisions against substandard goods on anvil |
All |
| Companies selling substandard products, beware! The proposed consumer protection law provides for strict penal provisions against such companies |
India |
01/07/2008 |
CIB-7-3872 |
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| Ficci calls for strong steps to curb counterfeiting and piracy |
All |
| The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) has urged the government to impose exemplary "punitive damages" in an effort to check rising incidence of counterfeiting and piracy. |
India |
01/10/2008 |
CIB-7-3906 |
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| Customs poised to pounce on fake goods |
All |
| People arriving in Switzerland wearing fake watches could have their illicit goods snatched away under new customs powers |
Switzerland |
01/07/2008 |
CIB-7-3877 |
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| MPA sets up region's first anti-piracy centre |
Movies |
| The Motion Picture Association (MPA), with support from the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), has officially launched the Asia-Pacific region’s first Centre for Content Protection (CCP). |
Singapore |
01/07/2008 |
CIB-7-3879 |
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| Copying CDs could be made legal |
Music |
| Copying music from a CD to a home computer could be made legal under new proposals from the UK government. |
UK |
01/08/2008 |
CIB-7-3873 |
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| New federal UAE agency to fight counterfeit medicines |
Pharmaceuticals |
| The UAE will establish a federal centre for fighting fake medicines to ensure safety of patients, a top health official has disclosed. |
UAE |
01/07/2008 |
CIB-7-3880 |
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