Hey all!
I’ve been out of touch so far this summer. I lost my step mother in May to cancer. From a professional standpoint, you may know her as Cheryl Holmes, CFO of Holmes Hi-Tech NY in the 80s ans 90s. Best detective I ever knew. Things are good and the family is coping fine. After that, my nephew (and official mini-me), Jake Holmes (son of our fearless President Jason Holmes) graduated high school. So Wifey and I headed back to Plano to the IPCybercrime HQ, did some business and saw Jake do his thing. Then we brought him back to Venice Beach for some fun. Cases have been coming in and we’re closing them with great results. All else is good. Summer has been breezing through and this is my first post since April.
I’m thinking about different ways to deliver content (podcast, YouTube, etc.). Let me know what you may be interested in. I definitely want to continue to be the only one who gets you your IP news in a fun way.
Now, I’m going to finish my coffee.
Top Headlines
Pope Francis Buys Knockoff Chalice At Store In Vatican City Chinatown (Satire)
Cyberespionage: Your Intellectual Property Under Threat
Get Your Fake Yeezys: Counterfeit Ads Are All Over Instagram
Counterfeit Products Become Bigger Issue for Walmart
Chanel Scores Win Against Amazon Sellers in Counterfeit Fight
Burberry Seeks Damages From Counterfeiting Network
Congress Shouldn’t Let a Dangerous World into our Medicine Cabinets
If Your Air Conditioning Goes Out – Look Out For Counterfeit Refrigerants
CEO Sentenced to Prison for Counterfeit Software Scheme
Minority Communities Need Better Health Care, Not Counterfeit Drugs
3 Men Arrested for Selling Counterfeit Damien Hirst Art
Publishers Charge Follett with Selling Counterfeit Texts
Moet Hennessy Wins Counterfeit Case Against Aacker in Hong Kong
U.S. Local
CBP Officers Seize Counterfeit Rocket Copters
Counterfeit Items Seized in 7 Indiana Counties
Police Seize Counterfeit Goods, Pot in Graham Salon Investigation
Gucci Belts, Lacoste Shirts: An NC Flea Market Sold Them, But Agents Say They Were Fake
Amazon not Liable for Those Who Sell Knockoffs on its Site
Online Counterfeit Prescription Drugs Becoming a Growing and Dangerous Trend in the U
Couple Sentenced in Scheme to Counterfeit 5-Hour Energy Shots
In Detroit, Jack Ma Called Counterfeit Goods the “Cancer” of Alibaba
Gardner Man Pleads Guilty in Counterfeit Steroids Conspiracy
New Mexico Senators Combating Counterfeit Tribal Art
Massachusetts Man Charged With Selling Counterfeit Items
Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Counterfeit Nike Shoes from China
International
Driver of Knockoff Lamborghini in China Stopped by Police
Trader Who Fleeced Football Fans With Counterfeit Scarves Banned From the Borough of Brent
Hundreds of Suspected Fake Designer Goods Seized from Leysdown
Fined €500 for Selling Counterfeit Nokia Phone Covers
How to Distinguish an Original Product from a Counterfeit One
Counterfeit Handbag Empire Brought Down After Thousands of Fakes Found in Leytonstone Lock-ups
Warning About Counterfeit Nokia Phones Sold in Thailand
Europe: 122 Tonnes of Illegal and Counterfeit Pesticides Seized During “Silver Axe II” Operation
Belarus, China Team up Against International Trade in Counterfeit Goods
Confiscated Cigarettes to be Converted into Electricity
China, India Lead as Biggest Producers of Counterfeit Goods, Study Shows
Counterfeiting, a Threat to Nigerian Economy
Vintage Luxury Watch Seller With a Sensible Rant on Knockoffs
