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| Australia allots $ 10 million to IP crimefighting |
All |
| The Australian government will provide funding of $10.2 million over the next two years to combat intellectual property (IP) rights theft |
Australia |
05/10/2007 |
CIB-7-2597 |
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| EU in New Push to Tackle Global Counterfeiting |
All |
| Under legislation under consideration in the European Parliament, any infringement of intellectual property rights would be treated as a criminal offense |
Europe |
05/11/2007 |
CIB-7-2629 |
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| Tourists risk hefty fines for buying knock-off items on holiday |
All |
| Tourists, who enjoy spending their vacations in bazaars looking for fake merchandise, might find themselves in a tight spot, not once but twice. |
Germany |
05/08/2007 |
CIB-7-2592 |
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| SBP told to deal with counterfeiting offences |
All |
| Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has asked the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to formulate a new law to deal with counterfeiting offences in the country |
Pakistan |
05/11/2007 |
CIB-7-2626 |
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| China calls for food tracing system to boost safety |
Food & Beverage |
| China's vice agricultural minister urged the country to set up a system to trace food from the farm to the table, and called for more regulations to help supervise food quality and safety. |
China |
05/10/2007 |
CIB-7-2612 |
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| Warner pulls previews over film piracy |
Movies |
| Film piracy is so rampant in Canada that one of the world's largest movie studios Monday banned advanced previews and radio promotions country-wide. |
Canada |
05/07/2007 |
CIB-7-2590 |
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| Gov't bows to pressure to curb movie piracy |
Movies |
| ...the federal government plans to introduce legislation this spring that would make it a crime to use handheld cameras to copy movies in theatres, |
Canada |
05/11/2007 |
CIB-7-2630 |
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| Recording Industry heads target German piracy |
Music |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel has met with heads of the international recording industry in Berlin to hear their concerns and suggestions regarding music piracy in Germany. |
Germany |
05/09/2007 |
CIB-7-2609 |
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| Government Cracks Down on Used CD Sales |
Music |
| The goal of this legislation, which is popping up in various states around the union and not (yet) on a federal scale, is designed to stem the alleged flood of counterfeit music |
USA |
05/08/2007 |
CIB-7-2601 |
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| DCGI plan to curb export of fake drugs |
Pharmaceuticals |
| To address the problem of counterfeit drugs in pharma exports, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) will introduce a new scheme of sample testing over the next six months. |
India |
05/12/2007 |
CIB-7-2637 |
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| Bogus drug victims to get govt support |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Patients who suffer due to consumption of spurious drugs can now look forward to compensation |
India |
5/13/2007 |
CIB-7-2641 |
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| Amendment derails prescription drug reimportation |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Sen. Thad Cochran succeeded in derailing an attempt Monday to allow reimportation of drugs from Canada and other countries. |
USA |
05/08/2007 |
CIB-7-2579 |
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