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| Who’s Been Counterfeiting My Products? |
| A couple of weeks ago, there was a news story
about how $76 million worth of counterfeit Cisco Systems computer
equipment had been seized as a result of a probe by the FBI and
Department of Homeland Security with the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police.
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03-12-2008, 08:17:52 | Read more |
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| Drug-Tracking System Delay Shouldn’t Delay You… |
Per a recent story appearing in the San Francisco Chronicle
("Drug-tracking system faces another delay "), California is poised to
become the first state in the country to require electronic tracking
for prescription drugs as part of an effort to combat the $40 billion
global counterfeit drug trafficking trade.
Fake prescription drugs, along with diluted or expired medications, are
a growing problem in the U.S. drug distribution system. The number of
counterfeit drug cases investigated by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration increased nearly tenfold from 2000 to 2004.
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02-06-2008, 11:53:18 | Read more |
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| Industry Week’s Special Report – Fighting IP Wars |
In it's February 1 issue, Industry Week had an extensive article titled
"Fighting The IP Wars: The costs of protecting their IP assets,
plus the threat of losing market share to overseas black markets, have
U.S. manufacturers fighting mad, and they're learning how to protect
their turf," written by John Teresko
This story started out with more eye-opening stats:
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01-30-2008, 10:14:18 | Read more |
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