Seizures and discoveries last week include Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control impounding over 5,000 batches of contaminated teething mixture, which caused the deaths of dozens of children in the country… In the UK, fake designer goods worth £3.6 million were seized at a port by UK Border Agency officers… More than $500,000 worth of counterfeit designer goods were seized by US immigration and Customs Enforcement officers… A massive confiscation of fake cosmetics goods has taken place in Malaysia.

Cases and outcomes last week include the Software and Information Industry Association filing eight new lawsuits against sellers of allegedly pirated software, for the first time targeting sellers on Amazon.com and iOffer.com… A man in the US has been ordered to pay over $20,000 in restitution after being found guilty of selling counterfeit clothing over the internet.

Policy developments last week include plans unveiled by the European Commission to control the spread of counterfeit medicines in the European market… The US State Department has approved nine new projects for international enforcement training on intellectual property rights protection.

Studies and reports out last week include research commissioned by the Entertainment Retailers Association that found that online film and music piracy could cost the UK 30,000 jobs.