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The dark side of fake goods
As consumers prepare for year-end festivities, many are looking for great deals. But a report from Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) warns that scammers and organised crime networks use legal entities and loopholes to avoid detection by authorities and profit from consumers’ appetite for good deals with fake products.
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Eco-Friendly Innovation in the Luxury Rigid Box Market
In recent years, the luxury rigid box market has witnessed a significant shift as brands increasingly seek sustainable packaging solutions that maintain the premium look and feel of traditional lux
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Designs in everyday life and beyond: What role for IP?
“To achieve forms that could create experiences, and that could at the same time welcome everyone's expe

Italy's Spacewear to develop training clothing for Virgin Galactic
Italy's Spacewear has closed a deal with Virgin Galactic to design and develop a clothing range for the training of its astronauts and space tourists, the founder of the startup said.
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Putting the secure in QR codes
The EU-funded SECURE QR CODE project’s anti-counterfeiting technology helps businesses and consumers tell genuine from fake in seconds, just by scanning a code.
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The top five most influential fashion characters of 2024
What are some of the attributes that truly bring a character to life on the big screen?
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Board games and counterfeiting
What would you do if you discovered that the board game you are yet to release is already being counterfeited?
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Global Innovation Index 2024: Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, Singapore and the United Kingdom are the world’s most-innovative economies
Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, Singapore and the United Kingdom are the world’s most-innovative economies, while China, Türkiye, India, Viet Nam and the Philippines1 are the fastest 10-yea
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Sustainable turntable & functional hospital bed take top prizes at DesignEuropa Awards 2024
On 25 September, the EUIPO celebrated creativity, innovation and brilliance in industrial design in Riga, Latvia.
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