Seizures and discoveries include the breaking of the largest game copying ring in the UK, yielding more than 50,000 illegal game copying devices… In India, more than 200kg of fake Viagra was seized, the drug was being sent to numerous countries including the UK, the US and Canada… US Customs and Border Protection officers at Miami airport have seized more than 25,000 fake T-shirts bearing brands such as Armani, Dolce & Gabana, Dior and Hugo Boss worth an estimated $5.7 million… At two other seizures in the US, authorities impounded $1million and $100,000 worth of counterfeit goods respectively… Pirated CDs and DVDs have been seized in India and Kuwait.

Cases and outcomes include the indictment by federal authorities in the US of a man who sold counterfeit computer software to more than 8,000 people… A man also in the US, has been sentenced to a year in prison after being found guilty of DVD piracy… In Sweden, the trial has started of the four men who set up ThePiracyBay.org charged with facilitating the distribution of copyrighted material… Chinese authorities have detained four people for selling fake diabetes drugs that are responsible for killing two patients… Similarly, in Nigeria 12 people have been arrested in connection with a fake teething formula that caused the deaths of 84 children.

Studies and reports out include a survey in Uzbekistan that found 35 percent of the country’s pharmacies stocked and sold counterfeit drugs.