Latest Counterfeit Stories
A robbery at a Memphis store led to the discovery of counterfeit knockoffs of brand-name items, police said. Shelby County sheriff's office spokesman Steve Shular said deputies investigating a break-in at the Penny Pantry found a pink hat with the trademark Nike swoosh and two pairs of earrings labeled Chanel and Ecko, the Memphis Commercial Appeal said Wednesday. The items were allegedly verified by experts as counterfeit versions of trademarked products, police said. Store owner Omar Domah...
A burglary at a Memphis store led to the discovery of counterfeit knockoffs of brand-name items, police said. Shelby County sheriff's office spokesman Steve Shular said deputies investigating a break-in at the Penny Pantry found a pink hat with the trademark Nike swoosh and two pairs of earrings labeled Chanel and Ecko, the Memphis Commercial Appeal said Wednesday. The items were allegedly verified by experts as counterfeit versions of trademarked products, police said. Store owner Omar...
IRVINE, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Already a proven leader in the high tech and pharmaceutical industries, New Momentum is now offering its subscription-based brand protection software to retail luxury goods manufacturers. Early pilots with some of the world's most prestigious brands demonstrate that New Momentum's anti-counterfeiting software helps them identify violators and recover lost revenues. Stu Clifton, New Momentum CEO, commented, "Customers can't tell the difference...
IRVINE, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Although a supplier or vendor has never been asked to present at a QBPC conference previously, Stuart Clifton, CEO of New Momentum will speak at the QBPC's Ninth Anniversary Conference in Beijing, March 25-26. The QBPC is one of the world's largest anti-counterfeiting organizations. New Momentum is a leading provider of brand protection software and services. Clifton commented, "For too long, manufacturers did not want to admit they had problems...
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today Michael A. Feinstein, M.D., Chairman and CEO of Nocopi Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NNUP), announced the formation of the Company's new Loss Prevention Division which will focus on working to prevent and fight receipt and document fraud. In making this announcement Dr. Feinstein said: "We are pleased to announce the expansion of Nocopi's security ink technologies to protect products, documents and information. Our...
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Already a leader in the High Tech industry, New Momentum, provider of Enterprise Brand Intelligence software, is now offering its anti-counterfeiting software to pharmaceutical companies. Stu Clifton, New Momentum CEO, reported, "According to the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, worldwide counterfeit sales are increasing at about 13 percent annually -- nearly twice the pace of legitimate pharmaceuticals -- and could become a $75 billion...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Timothy Kyle Dunaway, 24, of Wichita Falls, Texas, was sentenced today to 41 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor in Wichita Falls for selling counterfeit computer software through the Internet in violation of criminal copyright infringement laws, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks for the Northern District of Texas announced. The software...
REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Futian People's Court in Shenzhen, China, handed down sentences to 11 ringleaders of the world's largest software counterfeiting syndicate today. The sentences, ranging from 1.5 to 6.5 years, include the longest sentences handed down for this type of crime in China's history. Based in the southern China province of Guangdong, members of the syndicate were arrested by Chinese authorities in July 2007, following an international...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three defendants were sentenced to prison today for their roles in an online copyright infringement scheme involving the sale of counterfeit software worth $2.5 million, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton for the Western District of Texas announced. The case is part of the Justice Department's ongoing initiative to combat the commercial distribution of pirated and...
Salvation Army members in South Carolina were happy when someone dropped a $100 bill in their kettle until they realized it was counterfeit. Whenever we receive $100 bills there's a big woo-hoo among staff, Maj. Paul Egan told WXII-TV in Greenville. That high feeling fell fast as soon as we determined this Ben Franklin was a fake because we knew we had less money to do our job. Egan said a counterfeit bill is unusual, but the Salvation Army is used to getting everything from buttons to...
