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86 mln fake items with a value of more than EUR 2 billion detained in the EU in 2022
Approximately 86 million fake items were detained in the European Union in 2022 (at the EU external border and in the internal market), according to a joint report by the EUIPO and the European Com
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Masterpiece or fraud? Second Mona Lisa goes on display in Italy
Experts are divided over whether a painting, the so-called "Isleworth Mona Lisa" is a superior Leonardo da Vinci original or an inferior copy...It is a mystery which has divided experts for decades
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Authentic: Merriam - Webster`s Word of the Year 2023
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2023 is authentic—the term for something we’re thinking about, writing about, aspiring to, and judging more than ever.
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Tod’s to include Digital Product Passports on Di Bag
Italian luxury leather goods and footwear brand Tod’s has joined the Aura Blockchain Consortium and announced Digital Product Passports (DPP) for its custom Di Bag.
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EUIPO launches new Mediation Centre for IP disputes
It has been officially launched the EUIPO’s ground-breaking Mediation Centre.
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Banksy’s real name revealed?
A lost BBC interview with Banksy – one of the earliest known radio interviews with him - has been unearthed. And with it, possibly the secretive artist’s identity.
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Black Friday: Keep in mind, counterfeit sucks
On the eve of “Black Friday”, “Cyber Monday” and the end-of-year holidays, Unifab – the French anti-counterfeiting association – shares the effects and consequences of counterfeiting and make us aw
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EU Regulation on geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products enters into force
On 16 November 2023, the Regulation on GI protection for craft and industrial products (CIGIR) enters into force, twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the EU.
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