Vibram is taking aggressive steps to prevent the counterfeiting of its products, specifically Vibram FiveFingers. “We will not tolerate counterfeiting of the Vibram brand,” states Mike Gionfriddo, CEO of Vibram USA. “The ...
Tags: Vibram, Vibram FiveFingers, soles
Advances at Oregon State University in manufacturing technology for “quantum dots” may soon lead to a new generation of LED lighting that produces a more user-friendly white light, while using less toxic materials and low-cost ...
Tags: quantum dots, LED lighting, color control
In 2014, the Ministry of Commerce sincerely implemented the Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Comprehensively Deepening Rural Reform and Speeding up Agricultural Modernization, integrated and took advantages of ...
The national teleconference on cracking down on IPR infringement and counterfeit and shoddy goods was held in Beijing on March 18. Vice Premier and Head of the Leading Group on Cracking Down on IPR Infringement and Counterfeit and Shoddy ...
Tags: IPR Infringement, Counterfeit, Shoddy Goods
Schreiner MediPharm is to present its new Flexi-Cap at InnoPack which protects containers against tampering and avoid medication errors. The new label and cap combination solution Flexi-Cap is said to prevent the illegal reuse and ...
Counterfeiting of sports equipment, such as soccer balls, helmets, golf clubs, tennis rackets and skis, costs Europe's sporting goods industry €500 million a year, according to a study released Thursday by a branch of the European ...
Tags: sporting goods, OHIM, FESI
Global nutraceuticals market is expected to cross $262.9 billion by 2020 from the current level of $182.6 billion growing at compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 8 per cent according to the joint study brought out by The Associated ...
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, announced it would issue a new 100-yuan bank note from Nov 12 on Monday. The new bank note will be harder to counterfeit and easier for machines to read. Part of the fifth set of bank ...
Tags: central bank, new 100-yuan
US-based CC Industries has purchased closure liner manufacturer Selig Sealing Products from Behrman Capital. Selig supplies highly engineered closure liners for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, healthcare, personal care and industrial ...
Tags: food, beverage, Selig Sealing Products
German pharmaceutical packaging equipment firm Romaco will showcase its anti-counterfeit system for blister packs, at Achema to be held in Frankfurt from June 15 to 19. The new system, developed in association with Nano 4 U, has been ...
Tobacco companies are reportedly launching a major legal assault against the UK government’s standardised packaging legislation According to the Daily Telegraph, the move could be one of the biggest ever legal claims ...
Tags: Tobacco Firms, Plain Packs
This follows the news that Huntingdon Beach in California has cancelled its ban on plastic bags in response to a recent surge in support for them from local residents, and the decision of Arizona’s State Legislature to stop cities and ...
Tags: Plastic Bag, Plastic Bag Charges
Removing parallel import restrictions would “promote competition and potentially lower prices for consumers”, according to one of the recommendations from the Harper Competition Review Final Report, released last week. ...
Recommendations by Harper Competition Review receive government fanfare but government promises ‘further consultation’ The Australian Government has released the Final Report of the Harper Competition Policy Review, which has ...
Tags: Government, CCA, Food
SnapDragon uses proven techniques to search and monitor sites around the world and take down offenders. SnapDragon, a new anti-counterfeit service for SMEs specialising in the nursery and toy industries, has been launched by Totseat ...
Tags: Totseat, SnapDragon, Toys