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Faking… can always be a sensitive subject. But this type of boudoir fakery is downright dangerous. Last week, Chinese authorities arrested 37 individuals for masterminding and running a massive condom counterfeiting ring from the rural province of Fujian. Police confiscated Some 4.65 million fake condoms destined for online retailers and international clientele.
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The GIPC recently participated in the Seventh Annual Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy. Chaired by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and convened by INTERPOL and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the meeting featured over 850 delegates from more than 100 countries.
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Millions of teenage girls around the country will fork over their hard-earned dollars from babysitting gigs and after-school jobs to make their prom night memorable. While some of these purchases are meant to be fake—eyelashes, tans, or hair extensions—others could be less than they bargained for.
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This week, Long Island authorities uncovered “one of the biggest counterfeit rings they have ever seen” responsible for pushing fakes on consumers from coast to coast. In addition to importing ill-begotten goods from China, this expansive and sophisticated criminal network also owned and operated machinery to facilitate trademark counterfeiting here on U.S. soil.
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It’s like a scene from a Hollywood movie. A disease that most Americans think of as something exclusive to the third world comes to the U.S. The drugs that have long been used to treat the disease are resistant. The epidemic begins.
It’s not as far-fetched as it should be.
