Counterfeit Medicine in Australia & our Pharmacies
Counterfeit Medicine in Australia & Online Brand Protection for Pharmacies
The sale of counterfeit goods online is a growing problem for Australian brands. These goods are often of poor quality and can damage a brand’s reputation and lead to financial losses. In...
4 Steps to address counterfeits
Monday 25 July 2022
Finding your product copied and being sold online can be a stressful event, but if you have followed some basic steps you have a very good chance of getting the fakes removed and also deter counterfeiters from targeting your brand. Here we have listed 4...
fake university recruitment agents
Fake university recruitment agents are a problem for Australian Universities. They pretend to be partners of various Australian universities in an attempt to either scam hopeful students or process them into education programs not necessarily associated with the uni they...
Counterfeit ring worth $130 Million busted
A counterfeit ring worth $130 Million that Included Fake UGG Boots, Nike Air Jordan Sneakers, Timberland Boots and Beats Headphones has been cancelled after arrests were made yesterday in the state of New York.
The Indictment alleges that Hai Long Zhou 53 of Queens, Saiyin...
The fashion industry’s view on counterfeit threats in 2021
Corsearch, brandsec’s brand protection partner, conducted a recent survey of major global fashion brands looking at counterfeits, trademark infringement, and COVID-19 — here’s a summary of the results.
Online marketplaces continue to pose the greatest threat to fashion...
How Image recognition technology is changing anti-counterfeiting
Image Tech and the Future of Brand Establishment and Protection
There are few phrases more commonly (mis)used in IP and brand protection than “machine learning” and “image technology”. In fact, image tech is a general phrase used to describe several different features which...
New powers to address dark web crime
To address dark web crime the Australian Government has introduced the Identify and Disrupt Bill 2020 (Bill) that would give the Australian federal police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission powers to disrupt and investigate a broad range of crimes. It is...
Bitcoin and Counterfeiting
This article briefly looks at bitcoin and counterfeiting and the threats associated with its uptake.
Counterfeiting is a massive economic problem that results in billions of dollars in lost business revenues each year, and it exposes individuals and corporations to heightened...
counterfeit COVID-19 vaccine warning
Counterfeiting COVID: INTERPOL issues rare Counterfeit global warning on COVID vaccine
Warnings have been issued by Governments around the world, urging their citizens not buy COVID-19 vaccines online or from unauthorized sources, as they are counterfeit, dangerous and...
$2.5 million counterfeit HP ink and toner seized
HP says that it recently confiscated US$2.5 million in counterfeit supplies and delisted over 12,800 online sites in the past seven months across Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore.
HP runs a very comprehensive brand protection program...
Smart Trade to fight counterfeits
To fight counterfeits, the Australian Government, through IP Australia, is working with industry and government partners to trial a multi-technology initiative, Smart Trade, that allows consumers or other interested parties to check whether a website sells genuine branded...
Counterfeiting: Be cold and ruthless
Being cold and ruthless against 3rd parties who seek to in some way damage your brand, either financially or reputation, does not mean going to war, rather it’s a structured, consistent effort to reduce the impact of counterfeiting.
With finite resources and shrinking...