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The free, live, video event will explain counterfeit fraud and discuss best practices for detection and deterrence Glendora, CA (PRWEB) January 15, 2011 Fraud Fighter, a division of UVeritech, will offer a free webinar for banks, retail stores, restaurants and other businesses on Jan. 18 at 11 am PST. The topic will be "Tips, Tools and Techniques for Prevention of Counterfeit Fraud." UVeritech executives Sean Trundy and James Smith will conduct the hour-long streamed-video event which...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Monster, a leading manufacturer of cables, headphones and consumer electronics accessories based in Brisbane, California, U.S.A., today announced that it is partnering with the Trading Standards Service in Cheshire West and Chester, in the U.K., in an exclusive alliance to fight illegal counterfeiting of Monster's high-performance products throughout the U.K. Monster and the TSS have entered into the agreement in order to work together on identifying,...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) President and CEO John Castellani released the following statement regarding the Department of Homeland Security stepping up efforts to combat counterfeit drugs: "The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) decision to step up efforts to eliminate counterfeit medicines should not only be applauded but should also serve as a warning sign to criminals selling fake and harmful...
BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- CollectorsProof.com, the online community and gallery for the preservation of memorabilia authenticity, announced the first program by which members are rewarded for recruiting dealers into its growing social network of counterfeit-wary collectors. Collectors Proof President, John Joseph, says, "The program is designed to reward individuals - who typically have no ability to deter fakes - for recruiting dealers into the Collectors Proof...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- IACC President Robert Barchiesi will join senior Administration officials including: Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Inez Tenenbaum, and IP Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel, along with other consumer safety advocates for a day-long forum on the health and safety risks presented by counterfeit goods. The event, hosted at the White...
ZeroPoint Risk Research LLC, the Boston-based risk management research and consulting firm, announces the Fair Trade Receipt© report. Boston, MA (PRWEB) December 9, 2010 Organized crime in the United States, Latin America, Asia, and Europe is fueling the growth of product piracy and counterfeiting. It threatens brand integrity, encourages the theft of intellectual property, and endorses the crime of human trafficking, factors that contribute to corporate regulatory, legal,...
U.S. authorities said on Monday that they have seized 82 websites selling mostly Chinese-made counterfeit goods. The shutdowns were known as "Operation in Our Sites" and it began in June with the closure of nine websites offering pirated movies. "The sale of counterfeit US brands on the Internet steals the creative work of others, costs our economy jobs and revenue and can threaten the health and safety of American consumers," John Morton, director of the Immigration and...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) applauds the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for passing the Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act out of committee yesterday. Sponsored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and 17 others, the bill seeks to put an end to online content that infringes on intellectual property, such as websites pirating copyrighted material and selling counterfeit...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Beachbody, LLC, the innovative health and fitness company behind the famous P90X® Extreme Home Fitness product and other popular fitness programs, today announced it received a multi-million dollar judgment from the sale and distribution of counterfeit copies of its P90X® product. As part of its ongoing enforcement, Beachbody investigated a resident of Uniondale, New York, and, based on his advertising and sale of multiple pirated copies of...
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today released the results of a broad consumer survey it commissioned, which asked more than 38,000 men and women in 20 countries around the world about their perceptions of counterfeit software. The results provide some of the clearest evidence yet that people worldwide see real danger in using it: By a three-to-one margin, consumers agreed that it is not as safe to use as genuine software. Data loss and ID theft are among their...
