About Counterfeiting

Why are counterfeit components such an issue?

Counterfeit goods of all types have had a significant detrimental effect on the UK economy for some time and could be costing £30bn and 14,800 jobs. The increasing volume of counterfeit electronic components entering the UK is of particular concern to UK -based electronic component and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).  The consequences of counterfeiting of electronic components are particularly pervasive for a number of reasons: More

  • The  consequences of system down-time or even critical system failure where counterfeit components are used in safety critical applications, such as public transport, are potentially catastrophic
  • Failure analysis often investigates the causes of failure at board (or lowest replaceable unit) level and may not detect a counterfeit component
  • Business relationships within the supply chain may be severely damaged and disputes may result in legal action especially to recover the cost of consequential loss liability including loss of revenue, profit, jobs and potential damage to reputation.  The loss of royalties where intellectual property (IP) is counterfeited is particularly important to the UK electronics industry
  • Component users may have unwittingly used non-RoHS compliant devices in a RoHS process, or more critically, safety-critical RoHS exempt applications such as avionics may have unwittingly used RoHS compliant devices in a non-RoHS process in contravention of EC legislation passed into law in 2006.  

The Alliance for Grey Market and Counterfeit Abatement (AGMA), based in the USA, estimates that, in 2006, up to 10% of technology products sold worldwide were counterfeit, which amounted to US$100bn of sales revenues.  However, this does not take into account consequential losses. In 2007, the US Patent and Trademark Office estimated that total ‘counterfeiting and piracy (activity) drains about US$250bn out of the US economy each year and 75,000 jobs.’ The Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau estimates that counterfeiting accounts for between 5-7% of world trade, worth an estimated $350 billion a year.

The volume of counterfeit electronic goods is increasing rapidly. The US Patent and Trademark Office stated that, ‘in 2006, in terms of seizures – which is going to under-account for the real amount (of counterfeit goods) – 5% of the total value seized was consumer electronics. In 2007, it was 9%. Footwear and apparel are number one and two, followed by pharmaceuticals and electronics.’  

In June 2007 the Organisation for Cooperation and Economic Development (OECD) released a report entitled ‘The Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy’ which stated that ‘up to US$200bn of international trade could have been in counterfeit or pirated products in 2005’ and, if EU produced goods and Internet transactions were included, ‘could well be several hundred billion dollars more.’  

Orgalime, the European Engineering Industries Association, states that, ‘even if it were to reach a level of only 1% for the engineering products, this would represent an annual loss of over €10bn to the European engineering industry.’  

There are no comparable figures for the UK. However, we should have every reason to assume that the consequences of counterfeit goods to the UK economy are proportionate to those already identified in the USA and across the European Community. Taking the US Patent and Trademark Office estimates, proportionately, counterfeiting could be costing the UK economy £30bn and 14,800 jobs.  

In the UK, as in the USA, while the volume of locally manufactured consumer electronics is relatively small, there is still a vibrant and highly innovative electronics sector specialising in the design and manufacture of professional, industrial and high-reliability electronic systems and equipment that is vulnerable to the problem of counterfeit electronic components.  

The consequences of counterfeiting of electronic components are particularly pervasive for a number of reasons:  

  • While environmental system testing should detect counterfeit components, functional testing may not. In-service failure is often costly to rectify in any application but the  consequences of system down-time or even critical system failure where counterfeit components are used in safety critical applications, such as public transport, could be catastrophic
  • Failure analysis in many applications often investigates the causes of failure at board (or lowest replaceable unit) level and may not detect a counterfeit component as the cause. Although analysis using a specialist test facility usually detects fault at component level, many OEMs may consider it uneconomic to do so
  • Often, counterfeits are made of components that are difficult to source through official channels, which often forces component users to source parts through unofficial channels – the ‘grey market’ – through which counterfeit components invariably get into the supply chain. Sourcing of genuine parts, especially to replace failed counterfeit components, is invariably problematic
  • Business relationships within the supply chain may be severely damaged and disputes may result in legal action especially to recover the cost of consequential loss liability including loss of revenue, profit, jobs and potential damage to reputation.  The loss of royalties where IP is counterfeited is particularly important to the UK electronics industry for companies such as ARM and CSR where the bulk of their revenue comes from this source
  • Component users may have unwittingly used non-RoHS compliant devices in a RoHS process, or more critically, safety-critical RoHS exempt applications such as avionics may have unwittingly used RoHS compliant devices in a non-RoHS process in contravention of EC legislation passed into law in 2006.

Where are counterfeit components coming from and what is being done to stop it?

Increased levels of global trading and, in particular, the increase in manufacturing operations in low cost regions such as Asia and Eastern Europe, in part as a result of off-shoring from relatively high cost regions, has enabled the proliferation of counterfeit goods as there appears to be little cultural concern regarding or legislative protection of Intellectual Property (IP) in those low cost regions.

In the electronics industry in particular, the supply network of OEMs has increased in complexity, in many cases spanning multiple partners spread around the globe. Controlling the activities of partners in this complex supply network, in a market where there is constant competitive pressure to reduce manufacturing costs, has become increasingly difficult. There is anecdotal evidence, for example, of ‘unofficial’ production runs of components that have taken place in original component manufacturers’ offshore facilities, which are then passed off in the grey market.   More

More worryingly, these unofficial production runs can and frequently do find their way into the franchised supply chain. The ever-lengthening of the supply chain provides an increasing number of process steps where counterfeit devices can be inserted. The theft and high-jacking of work in progress material, that is being trans-shipped from one facility to another, happens frequently and this material is then processed and finished outside of the OEM’s supply chain. Growth in the use of the internet as a trading platform has also increased the speed and ease with which buyers and sellers conduct transactions, which are often conducted with very little knowledge of each others' organisations and without verbal, let alone face-to-face, contact.

The RoHS Directive in Europe has led many large electronic component manufacturers to produce both compliant and non-compliant versions of their products. In response to changing demand, many electronic component manufacturers no longer produce non-RoHS compliant components, which has made component sourcing difficult for OEMs who are exempt from the RoHS Directive. At the same time, the rapid increase in demand for RoHS compliant components generated short-term shortages  and, in some cases, the total discontinuation of certain components. In both cases, an increasing number of components have been sourced on the grey market, which has further encouraged the proliferation of counterfeit components.

Technology now exists to optically copy semiconductors and create a layout design from this copy at lower cost than using previous technology, which makes it increasingly profitable and therefore likely that the range and volume of counterfeit components will further increase in the future. Companies doing business in China are especially vulnerable to the problems of counterfeit components in China. The British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers' Association (BEAMA) states that ‘China remains a problem area as 95% of counterfeit products that potentially could kill are made there.’

In the past, only limited types of companies were licensed to export products from China. However, since the lifting of the state monopoly on export trading rights in December 2003, exports of counterfeit goods have increased. The Quality Brands Protection Committee (QBPC) based in China, is an association of enterprises with investment in China, which works with the Chinese government to promote greater protection of IPR. QBPC members include Cisco, Epson, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Motorola, Nokia, Philips and Sony.

In 2007, Orgalime, the European Engineering Industries Association, joined a joint EU – China Working Group comprising EC officials, European industry representatives and Chinese administration officials, whose objective is to resolve IPR issues across a broad range of products.    While the majority of counterfeit goods originate today in China, there is evidence that counterfeit components are produced in other Far East countries, Eastern Europe and even in the USA. In any case, it should be anticipated that supply has the potential to move to other countries, such as Brazil, India and Russia, to meet growing demand or even if IP enforcement were tightened in China and other countries where counterfeiting is already taking place.

What type of components are being counterfeited?

The following list is drawn from several sources and demonstrates, not only the wide range of components that are known to be subject to counterfeiting, but also that the counterfeiting of relatively low unit cost components is considered to be profitable. Although, the majority of industry activity appears to be focused on the counterfeiting of semiconductors, other component types are also subject to counterfeiting. Please note this is not a comprehensive list – new component types, not listed here, are being added to the counterfeiters’ list on a regular basis: More

  • Amplifiers
  • Batteries
  • Capacitors (ceramic chip, electrolytic, tantalum)
  • Circuit breakers
  • Comparators
  • Connectors
  • CPUs
  • Diodes
  •  DRAMs and DRAM modules
  • Ferrites
  • Filters
  • Inductors
  • Lead-free solder
  •  Linear ICs
  • Mil spec semiconductors
  •  MOSFETS
  • NVSRAM modules
  • Opto couplers
  • Programmable logic devices
  • Power and power management devices
  • Potentiometers
  • Printed circuit boards
  • Resistors
  • Radio Frequency ICs
  • Software
  • Thermistors
  • Transistors

How are components being counterfeited?

The following list, adapted from a report on the Counterfeit Components Symposium and Workshop, November 2006 by IGG and an article entitled ‘Dealing with the problems of piracy’ by Adam Fletcher of AFDEC in Component in Electronics, December 2007, illustrates the range of counterfeiting activities and the difficulties faced by component users in trying to detect components that may be counterfeit, bearing in mind the large number of different component types, different shipments and different suppliers that even relatively small companies have to deal with: More

  •  Components marked or stamped as Lead Free are actually PbSn (lead tin) or were PbSn but are stripped and re-plated with pure Sn (tin)
  • Components with gross manufacturing errors such as no die inside or wires
  •  Components with a different manufacturer’s die to that indicated by external marking
  • Components with original component manufacturer (OCM) markings
    • made by an authorised OCM offshore site no longer under their control
    • made by an unauthorised manufacturer with original component manufacturer markings and / or recent date code, may use cheaper or incorrect materials including plastics or plating
    • made by licensed offshore facility but marked as more expensive part
    • may be parts not electrically tested and/or non functioning reclaimed failures
    • may be unauthorized product overruns with no classification testing
  •  Copyright infringement
    • stolen masks used to build product in unauthorized factories
    • stolen designs of an entire product by de-processing parts
    • optical copying and generation of masks without making improvements or innovations to the original design
  • Document falsification – the provision of forged Certificates of Conformance (C of C) and other documents purporting to provide evidence of traceability or even falsely claiming devices to have  higher performance capability of specification
  • Recycled components are counterfeit if sold as new but may in any case be ESD-damaged during clean-up
  • Re-marked components
    • incorrectly marked for example to pass off as a more expensive military or industrial spec part or part with higher electrical performance
    •  incorrectly marked to pass off non RoHS compliant parts as compliant or vice-versa
    • date code updated
  • Unmarked surface-mount component visually unidentifiable

Where can I read more?

The following is a selection of useful articles, papers, presentations and publications on the issue of counterfeit components, in descending date sequence (most recent first):  More

If you are aware of any other useful articles, papers presentations or publications on counterfeiting that you think should be listed here please contact us.

 

Counterfeit chips possible in mission fail
Article by upi.com - 31 January 2012
http://www.upi.com/Technology_News/2012/01/31/Counterfeit-chips-possible-in-mission-fail/UPI-56361328048672/

FY2012 NDAA – Obsolescence Management and Its Relationship to Counterfeit Electronic Part Avoidance
Article by Henry Livingston, Counterfeit Parts - 28 January 2012
http://counterfeitparts.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/fy2012-ndaa-obsolescence-management-and-its-relationship-to-counterfeit-electronic-part-avoidance/

Global Electronics Legislation: What You Need to Know Now
Article by Gary Nevison, Manufacturing.net - 26 January 2012
http://www.manufacturing.net/articles/2012/01/global-electronics-legislation-what-you-need-to-know-now

DNA Tagging: Secret Weapon Against Industrial Espionage
Article by Bruce Rayner, EETimes - 24 January 2012
http://www.ebnonline.com/author.asp?section_id=1533&doc_id=238108&itc=ebnonline_gnews

Counterfeit goods are flooding the world's markets, but what role can technology play to hoodwink the criminals?
Article by Engineering and Technology Magazine, 23 January 2012
http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2012/01/a-z-a.cfm

After an Online Firestorm, Congress Shelves Antipiracy Bills
Article by Jonathan Weisman, New York Times - 20 January 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/21/technology/senate-postpones-piracy-vote.html

Counterfeit chip R&D launched for DoD suppliers
Article by Nicolas Mokhof, EDN - 17 January 2012
http://www.edn.com/article/520586-Counterfeit_chip_R_D_launched_for_DoD_suppliers.php?cid=EDNToday_20120120

US Senate Passes Anti-Counterfeit Electronics Bill
Article by Mike Buetow, Circuits Assembly - 7 December 2011
http://www.circuitsassembly.com/cms/news/12148-us-senate-passes-anti-counterfeit-electronics-bill

Counterfeit components cost more than US dollars, SIA testifies
Article by Suzanna Deffree, EDN - 1 December 2011
http://www.edn.com/article/520174-Counterfeit_components_cost_more_than_US_dollars_SIA_testifies.php

Senate approves amendment to combat counterfeit products sold to the military
Press release by U.S Senator Christopher Coons - 29 November 2011
http://coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/senate-approves-amendment-to-combat-counterfeit-products-sold-to-the-military

Senators moving on DoD counterfeit parts law
Article by Philip Ewing, Online Defense and Acquisition Journal - 17 November 2011
http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/11/17/senators-moving-on-dod-counterfeit-parts-law/

UKEA survey on counterfeiting shows best practice not widely adopted
Press release by UK Electronics Alliance - 16 November 2011
http://www.ukelectronicsalliance.org.uk/content/view/369/76/

New Intellectual Property Court process will boost UK business
Press release by Intellectual Property Office - 15 November 2011
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/press-release-20111115.htm

China Counterfeit Parts in U.S. Military Boeing, L3 Aircraft
Article by Tony Capaccio, San Fransisco Chronicle - 14 November 2011
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/11/08/bloomberg_articlesLUCND06JTSE9.DTL

China to form national IPR office
Article by Qiu Bo and Zhou Wenting, China Daily - 10 November 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-11/10/content_14068312.htm

US weapons 'full of fake Chinese parts'
Article by Malcolm Moore, Daily Telegraph - 9 November 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8876656/US-weapons-full-of-fake-Chinese-parts.html

Background Memo: Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the DOD Supply Chain
Press release by U.S Sen Carl Levin - 7 November 2011
http://levin.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/background-memo-senate-armed-services-committee-hearing-on-counterfeit-electronic-parts-in-the-dod-supply-chain

Opening Statement at SASC Hearing on Counterfeit Electronic Parts in DOD Supply Chain
Speech transcript by U.S Sen Carl Levin - 8 November 2011
http://levin.senate.gov/newsroom/speeches/speech/opening-statement-at-sasc-hearing-on-counterfeit-electronic-parts-in-dod-supply-chain

Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the DOD Supply Chain
Video (5 hrs 48 mins) by U.S Senate Armed Services Committee HD Player - 8 November 2011
http://www.senate.gov/fplayers/jw57/urlMP4Player.cfm?fn=armed110811&st=936&dur=20915

Advanced security prevents counterfeit products
Article by David Richetto, Electronics Design News - 3 November 2011
http://www.edn.com/article/519756-Advanced_security_prevents_counterfeit_products.php

Flood of fake microchips threaten Georgia troops
Article and video by Jim Strickland, WSBTV - 1 November 2011
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/flood-fake-microchips-threaten-georgia-troops/nFSPD/

VisionTech administrator sentenced to prison for role in sales of counterfeit circuits destined to US military
Press release by  U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement - 25 October 2011
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSICE-1753e5

Chip counterfeiting case exposes defense supply chain flaw
Article by Bruce Rayner, EE Times - 24 October 2011
http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4229964/Chip-counterfeiting-case-exposes-defense-supply-chain-flaw?cid=NL_EETimesDaily

WCO Members join together to fight imports of substandard and counterfeit electrical products
Press release by World Customs Organization - 24 October 2011
http://www.wcoomd.org/press/?v=1&lid=1&cid=8&id=278

UK Electronics Alliance Launches Counterfeit Component Survey‏
Press release by UK Electronics Alliance - 17 October 2011
http://www.ukelectronicsalliance.org.uk/content/view/362/76/

RAF Drones At Risk As Virus Hits US Planes
Article by Sky News - 8 October 2011
http://news.sky.com/home/article/16084959

Chinese vice premier urges tougher punishment over shoddy goods
Press release by News of the Communist Party of Chins, 28 September 2011
http://english.cpc.people.com.cn/66102/7606332.html

Nokia anti-counterfeit campaign nets 11,000 items
Article by Rebecca Wanjiku, Computer World - 26 September 2011
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=845D4055-1A64-67EA-E4E6EBD46B260DCB

CBP Shuts Down Electronics Counterfeiting Conspiracy
Press release by U.S Customs and Border Protection - 23 September 2011
http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/local/09232011.xml

Proposed Solution to Electronic Waste in Developing Countries
Article by Panate Manomaivibool, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics - 18 September 2011
http://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=30594

US Sends Mixed Signals on Counterfeit Fight
Article by Diane Trommer, EBN Online - 14 September 2011
http://www.ebnonline.com/author.asp?section_id=1398&doc_id=233375

Virginia Woman Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Importing and Selling Counterfeit Cisco Computer Networking Equipment
Press release by U.S Department of Justice - 9 September 2011
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/September/11-crm-1159.html

Nvidia Warns Against the Dangers of Buying from Unauthorised Partners
Press release by Nvidia - 30 August 2011
http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/nvidia-unauthorised-partners-press-20110830-uk.html

U.S. senator: Proper management of e-waste essential
Article by U.S Sen. Sherrod Brown, Waste and Recycling News - 26 August 2011
http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/rss2.html?id=1314371010

Trade mark and copyright crime targeted in new training project
Press release by Intellectual Property Office - 23 August 2011
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/about/press/press-release/press-release-2011/press-release-20110823.htm

Maryland Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Importing and Selling Counterfeit Cisco Equipment
Press release by U.S Department of Justice - 18 August 2011
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/August/11-crm-1060.html

New report shows successes of tackling intellectual property crime
Press release by Intellectual Property Office - 9 August 2011
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/about/press/press-release/press-release-2011/press-release-20110809.htm

Call For Electronics Counterfeit Protection
Article by Michael Fabey, Aviation Week - 9 August 2011
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/asd/2011/08/10/13.xml&headline=Call%20For%20Electronics%20Counterfeit%20Protection

Supply Chain Best Practices for Supplier and Parts Risk Mitigation
Article by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Special Edition — July / August 2011
http://www.sdcexec.com/pdf/case_studies/2011/7scw_ihsjg_parts_risk_mitigation.pdf

Apple takes aim at copycat fake retail stores with new lawsuit
Article by Neil Hughes, Apple Insider - 4 August 2011
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/04/apple_takes_aim_at_copycat_fake_retail_stores_with_new_lawsuit.html

Government response to the Hargreaves Review
Press release by Intellectual Property Office - 3 August 2011
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipresponse

House probes policies on counterfeit military electronics
Article by Michelle M Stein, Bellingham Herald - 28 July 2011
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/07/28/2120262/house-probes-policies-on-counterfeit.html#storylink=misearch

Are you listening, Steve Jobs?
Article by BirdAbroad - 20 July 2011
http://birdabroad.wordpress.com/

Counterfeit electrical products common, hard to quantify: Electro-Federation Canada
Article by Korky Koroluk, Daily Commercial News - 20 July 2011
http://dcnonl.com/article/id45349

Counterfeit electronics by the numbers
Blog by Rory King - 20 July 2011
http://roryking.blogspot.com/2011/07/counterfeit-electronics-by-numbers.html

Countering counterfeits
Article by Dawn Gluskin, EBN Online - 18 July 2011
http://www.ebnonline.com/author.asp?section_id=1270&doc_id=231421

Fight against fakes: Increased customs actions boost protection of intellectual property rights
Press release by European Commission = 14 July 2011
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/882&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Electronics industry sees rising problem of counterfeit components
Article by Graham Pitcher, New Electronics - 12 July 2011
http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-technology/electronics-industry-sees-rising-problem-of-counterfeit-components/35264/

Clarification on the liability of companies operating internet marketplaces for trade mark infringements committed by users
Press release by Court of Justice of the European Union - 12 July 2011
http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2011-07/cp110069en.pdf

Homeland Security Official: Some Foreign-Made Electronics Compromise Cybersecurity
Article by Josh Smith, National Journal - 7 July 2011
http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/homeland-security-official-some-foreign-made-electronics-compromise-cybersecurity-20110707

DHS policy opens floodgates for counterfeit microchips to enter US
Article by The Cypress Times - 7 July 2011
http://www.thecypresstimes.com/article/News/National_News/DHS_POLICY_OPENS_FLOODGATES_FOR_COUNTERFEIT_MICROCHIPS_TO_ENTER_US/47667

Will Congress Ban Toxic E-Waste Trade?
Article by Alexis Petru, Earth911.com - 6 July 2011
http://earth911.com/news/2011/07/06/will-congress-ban-toxic-e-waste-trade/

Whitehouse: Counterfeits Pose Risk to Troops
Video by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, YouTube - 29 June 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUrwt3iva7Y

Whitehouse: Counterfeits Pose Danger to Our Troops
Press release by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, official website - 29 June 2011
http://whitehouse.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=92912A29-65CA-4E12-91B5-048B5FE18D5B

Leading High-Tech Companies Convene to Share Brand Protection Strategies, Best Practices
Press release by Wall Street Journal - 28 June 2011
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/leading-high-tech-companies-convene-to-share-brand-protection-strategies-best-practices-2011-06-28

IPC to create anti-counterfeit tool kit
Article by Gina Roos, Electronics Advocate - 20 June 2011
http://www.electronicsadvocate.com/2011/06/20/ipc-to-create-anti-counterfeit-tool-kit/

Fake parts in U.S military (interview with Sen. Sherrod Brown)
Video by CNN - 17 June 2011
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/06/16/exp.nr.seg.fake.military.parts.cnn?iref=allsearch

'Fake chips' cause fury in US Senate
Article by Global Times - 16 June 2011
http://www.china.org.cn/world/2011-06/16/content_22796393.htm

Levin and McCain Warn of Counterfeit Electronic Defense Parts, Call on China to Assist Investigation
Article by Wes Barrett, Fox News - 14 June 2011
http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/06/14/levin-and-mccain-warn-counterfeit-electronic-defense-parts-call-china-assist-investigatio

Senators want China to assist probe of counterfeit weapons parts
Article by Bill Gertz, Washington Times - 14 June 2011
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/14/senators-want-china-assist-probe-counterfeit-weapo/

Federal agencies launch "Operation Chain Reaction"
Press release by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - 14 June 2011
http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSICE-8deac

Dodging counterfeit electronic components is far more difficult than in the past
Article by Tom Sharpe, EE Times - 10 June 2011
http://www.eetimes.com/design/medical-design/4216861/Dodging-counterfeit-electronic-components-is-far-more-difficult-than-in-the-past

Counterfeiting: Silence of the brands hides fight against fakes
Article by Haig Simonian, Financial Times - 6 June 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/89366414-8dad-11e0-a0c4-00144feab49a.html#ixzz1QYjiCXDR

Close to $1M in Counterfeit Memory Chips Discovered in Karaoke Machine Shipment at Long Beach Port
Article by Allison Jean Eaton, Long Beach News - 3 June 2011
http://www.lbpost.com/news/allison/11751

Two Convicted in U.S. Over Counterfeit Cisco Gear
Article by Ralph Jennings, IDG News - 27 May 2011
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/228826/two_convicted_in_us_over_counterfeit_cisco_gear.html

Digital Opportunity - a Review of IP and Growth
Report by Intellectual Property Office - 18 May 2011
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipreview-finalreport.pdf

Track my Trash
TV programme by BBC - 16 May 2011 (available on BBC iPlayer in the UK only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0116gw0/Panorama_Track_My_Trash/

Fakers deal in death
Article by Jim O'Rourke, Sydney Morning Herald - 1 May 2011
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/fakers-dealing-in-death-20110430-1e20j.html

Dodging counterfeit electronic components is far more difficult than in the past
Article by Tom Adams, SMT Corp - 13 April 2011
http://www.medicalelectronicsdesign.com/article/dodging-counterfeit-electronic-components-far-more-difficult-past

Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are on the front lines of a crackdown on counterfeit goods
Article by Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times - 8 April 2011
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/08/business/la-fi-port-smuggling-20110408

Winning the War on Obsolescence and Counterfeiting
Article by John Yuva, Inside Supply Management - 1 April 2011
http://www.ism.ws/pubs/ISMMag/ismarticle.cfm?ItemNumber=21483

Are supply chain secret agents the way to fight fakers?
Article by John Lamb, Supply Chain Standard - April 2011
http://cde.cerosmedia.com/1S4d90963e50f3b012.cde

China in Drive to Halt Counterfeit Goods in Region
Article by Esther Nakkazi, East African - 21 March 2011
http://allafrica.com/stories/201103211217.html

How to not get duped by counterfeits
Article by Jill R Altoro, Washington Business Journal - 17 March 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/fedbiz_daily/2011/03/how-to-not-get-duped-by-counterfeits.html

Tragedy in Japan heightens counterfeit threat
Article by Jeremy Plimmer, Product and Image Security Foundation - 17 March 2011
http://www.ukelectronicsalliance.org.uk/content/view/352/76/

Counterfeit Parts: Increasing Awareness and Developing Countermeasures
Report by Aerospace Industries Association - 16 March 2011
http://www.aia-aerospace.org/assets/counterfeit-web11.pdf

CBP, ICE Release Report on 2010 Counterfeit Seizures
Press release by U.S Department of Homeland Security - 16 March 2011
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/national/03162011.xml

Senate Armed Services Committee Announces Investigation Into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in DOD Supply Chain
Press release by U.S Senate Committee on Armed Forces - 9 March 2011
http://armed-services.senate.gov/press/SASC%20Counterfeit%20electronics%20investigation%2003-09-11.pdf

Can digital fingerprint put an end to counterfeit components?
Article by Chris Shaw, New Electronics - 9 February 2011
http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/31327/Can-digital-fingerprint-put-an-end-to-counterfeit-components.aspx

Recycling company fined
Press release by Environment Agency - 9 February 2011
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/114742.aspx?

Gaithersburg man convicted of fraud
Article by Washington Post - 8 February 2011
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/crime-and-public-safety/a-federal-jury-in-richmond.html

Fake iPods and iPhones are seized from downtown warehouses
Article by Ronald D White, Los Angeles Times - 7 February 2011
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fake-apples-20110207,0,4342503.story

New interactive features on the Anti Counterfeiting Forum website announced
Press release by UK Electronics Alliance - 4 February 2011
http://www.ukelectronicsalliance.org.uk/content/view/349/76/

IHS and ERAI Join Forces to Combat Counterfeit, High Risk and Substandard Parts
Press release by IHS, 13 January 2011
http://press.ihs.com/press-release/product-design-supply-chain/ihs-and-erai-join-forces-combat-counterfeit-high-risk-and-

U.S. Agency Seizes Sites Suspected of Piracy, Counterfeiting
Press release by U.S. Immigrations - 27 November 2010
http://usimmigrations.org/u-s-agency-seizes-sites-suspected-of-piracy-counterfeiting-wall-street-journal/

Industry Calls for Anti-Counterfeiting Standards
Article by Terry Costlow, SMT Magazine - 16 November 2010
http://www.smtonline.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=72590&artpg=1&topic=0

Whitehouse Introduces Legislation to Crack Down on Counterfeit Products Sold to the Military
Press release  by U.S. Senate - 16 November 2010
http://whitehouse.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=8696F4EC-0953-42D9-99CB-16A6E0494CC4

Setting the limit on the value of claims heard in the Patents County Court
Consultation by Intellectual Property Office - 22 May 2010
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/pro-policy/consult/consult-live/consult-2010-pcc.htm

Anti Counterfeiting Forum seminar
Selected presentations by given at the seminar held on 13 October 2010
http://www.ukelectronicsalliance.org.uk/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,97/dir,ASC/order,name/limit,10/limitstart,10/

Joint statement from all the Negotiating parties to ACTA
Press release by European Commission - 2 October 2010
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=623

Be on the lookout for counterfeit smartphones, etc
Article by Lesley Meredith , Standard-Examiner - 1 October 2010
http://www.standard.net/topics/business/2010/10/01/be-lookout-counterfeit-smartphones-etc

Reps. Green and Thompson Introduce E-Waste Recycling Bill
Press release by Congressman Gene Green, US House of Congress - 30 September 2010
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/tx29_green/HR_6252_Responsible_Electronics_Recycling_Act.html

Man accused of selling counterfeit microchips
Article by Stephen Nohlgren, St Petersburgh Times - 16 September 2010
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/man-accused-of-selling-counterfeit-microchips-had-a-passion-for-drag-racing/1121885

Owner and Employee of Florida-based Company Indicted in Connection With Sales of Counterfeit High Tech Devices
Press release by U.S Department of Justice - 14 September 2010
http://www.justice.gov/usao/dc/Press_Releases/2010%20Archives/September/10-233.pdf

£4 million counterfeit goods seized at Heathrow
Press release by UK Border Agency - 10 September 2010
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2010/sept/32-4-million-counterfeit-goods

Fake chips from China threaten U.S. military systems
Article by Homeland Security Newswire - 9 September 2010
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/fake-chips-china-threaten-us-military-systems?page=0,1

British companies doing business in China will be helped by a new agreement between the two nations on copyright
Press release by Department for Business Innovation and Skills - 3 September 2010
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=415282&NewsAreaID=2

IPR Infringements and Enforcement – Accounting for Socio-Economic, Technological and Development Variables
Paper by Sisule F. Musungu for the World Intellectual Property Organization - 3 September 2010
http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=143353

Anti-counterfeit trade deal planned for September
Press Release by EurActive - 23 August 2010
http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/anti-counterfeit-trade-deal-planned-september-news-497049?

Senators concerned about counterfeit parts
Article by Matthew Weigelt, Government Computer News - 9 August 2010
http://gcn.com/articles/2010/08/09/defense-supply-chain-counterfeit-parts.aspx

Senators concerned about counterfeit parts
Article by Matthew Weigelt, Government Computer News - 9 August 2010
http://gcn.com/articles/2010/08/09/defense-supply-chain-counterfeit-parts.aspx

EU Study on rapid information exchange on counterfeiting and piracy
Report by Siemens / time.lex - 3 August 2010
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/iprenforcement/docs/study_information_en.pdf

IP Crime Report 2009-2010
Report by Intellectual Property Office - 29 July 2010
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipcreport09.pdf

French Customs and ST Microelectronics collaborate on successful raid on counterfeiters
Article by UK Electronics Alliance - 20 July 2010
http://www.ukelectronicsalliance.org.uk/content/view/335/76/

Plymouth Council fined after waste electrical goods from the City ends up in the wrong hands
Press release by Environment Agency - 11 June 2010
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/120115.aspx

Counterfeit Crimes
Article by David Mantey, Editor, Product Design & Development - 2 June 2010
http://www.pddnet.com/article-david-mantey-counterfeit-crimes-060210/

EDS 2010 Discussion Series: Counterfeit Parts
Video by Engineering TV - 1 June 2010
http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/EDS-2010-Discussion-Series-Coun

Global trade in counterfeit electronics puts consumer brands at risk
Press release by Institute of Engineering and Technology - 12 May 2010
http://www.theiet.org/about/media-centre/press-releases/20100512.cfm

NEDA, ECA merge, target counterfeit components
Article by Suzanne Deffree, EDN - 11 May 2010
http://www.edn.com/article/457302-NEDA_ECA_merge_target_counterfeit_components.php

The global trade in counterfeit consumer electronics
Article by Chris Sangani, the Institute of Engineering and Technology - 10 May 2010
http://kn.theiet.org/magazine/issues/1007/buyer-beware-1007.cfm

GAO uncovers use of counterfeit parts in military equipment
Article by Congress Daily - 29 April 2010
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0410/042910cdpm1.htm

Senators call on Pentagon to better detect and prevent counterfeit parts
Article by Roxana Tiron , The Hill - 29 April 2010
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/95087-senators-call-on-pentagon-to-better-detect-counterfeit-parts

Fake Electronic Parts Invading Growing Markets
Article by Masahide Kimura, Nikkei Electronics - 22 April 2010
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20100422/182072/

Fake, rattle and roll
Article by Aerospace Manufacturing - 15 April 2010
http://www.aero-mag.com/_img/pics/pdf_1270043061.pdf

Distributors fight counterfeit components
Article by Rob Spiegel, EDN - 6 April 2010
http://www.edn.com/article/457610-Distributors_fight_counterfeit_components.php

Distributors take action against counterfeit components
Article by Nuclear N Former - 6 April 2010
http://www.nuclearcounterfeit.com/?p=2058

Defense Supplier Base: DOD Should Leverage Ongoing Initiatives in Developing Its Program to Mitigate Risk of Counterfeit Parts
Report by U.S. Government Accountability Office - 29 March 2010
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10389.pdf

Voltimum and GAMBICA sign Industry Charter Combating Counterfeiters
Press release by BEAMA - 29 March 2010
http://www.beama.org.uk/en/news/index.cfm/anti-counterfeit-industry-charter

Supply Chain Counterfeiters: The Rise of Fake Parts
Article by Jane Busch, Enterprise Irregulars - 8 Mar 2010
http://www.enterpriseirregulars.com/14476/supply-chain-counterfeiters-the-rise-of-fake-parts/

Fighting a Flood of Counterfeit Tech Products
Article by Rachael King, Business Week - 1 March 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2010/tc20100228_486251.htm

Debunking Common Myths About Counterfeits
Article by Peter Hlavnicka, Business Week - 1 Mar 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2010/tc2010031_985059.htm

Green Tech Gone Fake
Article by Rachael King, Business Week - 1 June 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2010/tc2010031_107938.htm

Counterfeit electrical products can kill
Article by BEAMA
http://www.beama.org.uk/en/news/index.cfm/counterfeit-electrical-products

What you get when you buy a £25 iPhone down the pub
Blog by Steve Cassidy, PC Pro - 19 February 2010
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2010/02/19/what-you-get-when-you-buy-a-25-iphone-down-the-pub/

U.S.: Fake parts threaten electronic market
Article by Bolaji Ojo, EE Times - 17 February 2010
http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222900688

HP Bans E-Waste Exports From Rich Nations to Developing Ones
Article by Environmental Leader - 15 February 2010
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/02/15/hp-bans-e-waste-exports-from-rich-nations-to-developing-ones/

The Counterfeiting Epidemic -How to Avoid Fake Parts
Powerpoint Presentation by Brian Hughitt and Daniel DiMase, NASA - 9 - 10 February 2010
http://pmchallenge.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/2010/Presentations/Hughitt.DiMase.pdf

NEDA targets counterfeit components with return guidelines
Article by Suzanne Deffree, EDN - 4 February 2010
http://www.edn.com/article/CA6716510.html

NXP and Intrinsic-ID collaborate to raise the bar in chip security
Press release by NXP and Intrinsic-ID - 20 January 2010
http://www.intrinsic-id.com/news/?id=34

MVP Micro boss jailed for trading of fake components
Article by Evertiq - 15 January 2010
http://www.evertiq.com/news/15977

Defense Industrial Base Assessment - Counterfeit Electronics
Report by US Department of Commerce - January 2010
http://www.bis.doc.gov/defenseindustrialbaseprograms/osies/defmarketresearchrpts/final_counterfeit_electronics_report.pdf

The Rise of Counterfeiting
Article by John P. Brown, ECN - 23 November 2009
http://www.ecnmag.com/News/2009/11/The-Rise-of-Counterfeiting/

California Operations Manager for MVP Micro, Inc. Pleads Guilty in Connection with Sales of Counterfeit High Tech Parts to the U.S. Military
Press release by the U.S. Department of Justice - 20 November 2009
http://www.cybercrime.gov/felahyPlea.pdf

Hot chips
Article by Chris Shaw, New Electronics - November 2009
http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/20605/Cover-story-Hot-Chips.aspx

ST strengthens counterfeit protection with the new AuKey
Article by Components in Electronics - 16 November 2009
http://www.cieonline.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/565/ST_strengthens_counterfeit_protection_with_the_new_AuKey_.html

IPR Enforcement Report 2009
Report by Commission of the European Communities - October 2009
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2009/october/tradoc_145204.pdf

Lifting the lid on counterfeiting today
Article by Mark Rinehart, Electronics Sourcing - November 2009
http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1hmqc/ElectronicsSourcingN/resources/index.htm

IECQ ECMP and IEC TC 107 build stronger ties
Article by International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC)
http://www.iec.ch/online_news/etech/arch_2009/etech_1209/ca_3.htm

Old trick threatens newest weapons
Article by John Markoff, New York Times - 26 October 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/science/27trojan.html?_r=1

Industry leaders met yesterday at the Anti Counterfeiting Forum organised by UKEA and the Electronics Component Supply Network (ECSN)
Article by Chris Shaw, New Electronics - 16 October 2009
http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/20237/Electronics-industry-unites-against-counterfeiters.aspx

Feds Arrest Three Suspects on Counterfeit Components Charges
Article by Dirl Dusharme, Quality Digest - 15 October 2009
http://www.qualitydigest.com/inside/fda-compliance-news/feds-arrest-three-suspects-counterfeit-components-charges.html

Anti Counterfeiting Forum seminar
Selected presentations by Given at the seminar held on 15 October 2009
http://www.ukelectronicsalliance.org.uk/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,97/dir,ASC/order,name/limit,10/limitstart,10/

Three indicted for counterfeit IC sales to US Navy
Article by Suzanne Deffree, EDN - 13 October 2009
http://www.edn.com/article/CA6701761.html?nid=3351&rid=8449996

Counterfeit Chips Raise Big Hacking, Terror Threats, Experts Say
Article by Glenn Derene and Joe Pallardo, Popular Mechanics - 1 October 2009
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/news/4253628

Customs Experts Meet to Curb Semiconductor Counterfeiting
Press release by World Semiconductor Council - 24 September 2009
http://www.eeca.eu/data/File/WSC%20anticounterfeiting_release_240909.pdf

Suspect/Counterfeit Electronic Components and Risk Mitigation
On-line presentation  by Rick Stanton, Symetrics Industries LLC - 23 September 2009
http://www.ipc.org/imaginationarticle.aspx?aid=Suspect-Counterfeit-Electronic-Components-and-Risk-Mitigation

Counterfeits and the U.S. Industrial Base
Presentation by Mark H Crawford, US Office of Technology Evaluation
http://www.ncix.gov/comm_workforce_dev/Crawford-CounterfeitBriefing-General-September2009.pdf

Counterfeit electronic components: Who is responsible?
Article by John P. Brown, Evertiq - 20 August 2009
http://www.evertiq.com/news/14880

Counterfeit products in EU: increase of 126% from 2007 to 2008
Article by Anke Schroter, evertiq - 2009
http://www.evertiq.com/news/14787

The high price of low cost fakes
Article by Paul Wolfe, EMT Worldwide - 3 August 2009
http://www.emtworldwide.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=26755

Website addresses counterfeit component problem
Article by Chris Shaw, New Electronics - 29 July 2009
http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/19367/Website-addresses-counterfeit-component-problem.aspx

The international market for Brand Protection solutions
Presentation by Jeremy Plimmer and James Bevan, Vandagraf International – June 2009
http://www.ukelectronicsalliance.org.uk/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,97/Itemid,9/

Portable fluorescent counterfeit detector technology license
Article by CIE Online - 14 April 2009
http://www.cieonline.co.uk/cie3/ViewArticle.asp?ArtID=21530&CatID=1

Counterfeit components find new markets
Article by Rob Spiegel, EDN - 9 April 2009
http://www.edn.com/article/CA6648803.html

Counterfeit component introduction & testing—goods in inspection not a thing of the past!
Article by Global SMT & Packaging - 6 April 2009
http://www.globalsmt.net/content/view/6452/106/

NASA Satellites Get 'Counterfeit' Parts; Taxpayers Pay
Article by Ned Potter, ABC News - 7 March 2009
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=7026399&page=1

NASA official says counterfeit parts a growing problem
Article by Stewart M. Powell, Houston Chronicle - 5 March 2009
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/nation/6295545.html

Counterfeit components remain a huge electronics supply chain problem
Article by Rob Spiegel, Electronic Business - 3 March 2009
http://www.edn.com/article/CA6641177.html

Cutting risk of counterfeit components
Article by Henry Parker, Electronics Weekly - 2 March 2009
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/03/02/45562/cutting-risk-of-counterfeit-components.htm

Counterfeit parts
Article by Christopher Meyer, CIE Online - 10 February 2009
http://www.cieonline.co.uk/cie3/ViewArticle.asp?ArtID=20791&CatID=1

New for old
Article by Tim Elliott, CIE Online - 9 February 2009
http://www.cieonline.co.uk/cie3/ViewArticle.asp?ArtID=20776&CatID=1

Supply chain toolkit - protecting your IP rights
Publication by the UK Intellectual Property Office - January 2009
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipctoolkit.pdf

U.S. Government finds thousands of counterfeit electronics from China in avionics weapon supply chain
Article by Richard A. McCormack. Manufacturing & Technology News - 17 November 2008
http://www.manufacturingnews.com/news/08/1117/counterfeitelectronics.html

One bad apple
Article by Tom Valliere, CIE Online - 3 November 2008
http://www.cieonline.co.uk/cie3/ViewArticle.asp?ArtID=20681&CatID=5

The Counterfeit Electronic Components Minefield
Publication by the Component Obsolescence Group - first published November 2008
http://www.cog.org.uk/PDF/booklets/Counterfeit%20Minefield%20Issue%201%20November%202008%20(sample).pdf

Industrial property rights conference Strasbourg 16 to 17 October 2008 - conclusions
Paper by the Council of the European Union and the Directorate-General for the Internal Market and Services of the European Commission - 17 October 2008
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/indprop/docs/conf2008/conclusions_en.pdf

Dangerous fakes - how counterfeit, defective computer components from China are getting into U.S. warplanes and ships
Article and video  by Brian Grow, Chi-Chu Tschang, Cliff Edwards and Brian Burnsed, Business Week – 2 October 2008
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/10/1002_counterfeit_narrated/index.htm

How counterfeit microchips make their way from China to the Pentagon
Slide show by Brian Burnsed, Business Week – 2 October 2008
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/10/1002_counterfeit_narrated/index.htm

Countering China’s counterfeit components
Article by Suzanne Deffree, EDN – 16 July 2008
http://www.edn.com/blog/690000269/post/860030086.html

Commerce Department Undertakes Study of Counterfeit Electronics
Press release by the Bureau of Industry and Commerce U.S. Department of Commerce
http://www.bis.doc.gov/news/2008/bis_press07082008.htm

Underwriters Laboratories Introduces New Holographic Label to Combat Counterfeiters
Press Release by Underwriters Laboratories - 25 June 2008
http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/corporate/newsroom/storyideas/anticounterfeiting/

Special Report: Dissecting the Counterfeit electronic Component Problem
Report by Tom Valliere, Design Chain Associates - 6 June 2008
http://www.designchainassociates.com/pdf/srcf3.pdf

SIA looks to combat counterfeit electronic components
Article by Purchasing Staff, Purchasing - 5 June 2008
http://www.purchasing.com/article/221330-SIA_looks_to_combat_counterfeit_electronic_components.php

What is the threat of counterfeit components?
Article by Lloyd Francis, Alter Technology Group - Monday 14 April 2008
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/14/43512/what-is-the-threat-of-counterfeit-components.htm

Counterfeit electronic components - overview and observations from recent counterfeit detection experiences
PowerPoint Presentation by Henry Livingston, BAE Systems - 3 April 2008
http://www.asq.org/asd/cqsdi/2008/ppt/15-livingson-updated-cqsdi-baesystems-counterfeit-components.ppt

Counterfeit electronic parts
PowerPoint Presentation by Brian Hughitt, NASA - April 2008
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codeq/trismac/apr08/day2/hughitt_NASA_HQ.pdf

Counterfeit components are threat to UK industry
Article by Richard Wilson, Electronics Weekly - 3 March 2008
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/03/43209/counterfeit-components-are-threat-to-uk-industry.htm

How Fake Is Your PC?
Article by Mike Elgan, Datamation - 29 February 2008
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3731191/How-Fake-Is-Your-PC.htm

U.S., EU Announce Joint Operation in Combating Pirated Goods
Press Release by  the United States Mission to the European Union - 22 February 2008
http://useu.usmission.gov/Dossiers/IPR/Feb2208_Operation_Infrastructure.asp

Defending against counterfeit electronic parts and gray market practices
Paper by Rochester Electronics - January 2008
http://www.rocelec.com/downloads/Rochester_Anti-Counterfeit_Paper_Jan2007.pdf

Managing counterfeiting in the supply chain - part 2
Article by Diane Trommer - 2007
http://www.distributioninsider.eetimes.com/managingCounterfeiting2.jhtml;jsessionid=PRVDV4KET35Y0QSNDLPSKHSCJUNN2JVN

Dealing with the problems of piracy
Article by Adam Fletcher, AFDEC - December 2007
http://www.cieonline.co.uk/cie2/articlen.asp?id=18626&pid=1750

Counting the Cost of Component Counterfeiting
Article by EMT Worldwide - 29 October 2007
http://www.emtworldwide.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=11812

The battle over counterfeit goods
Article by Ed Sperling, Electronic Business, interview with Margaret Peterlin, U.S Patent and Trademark Office - 10 October 2007
http://www.edn.com/article/CA6488501.html

Effects of counterfeiting on EU SMEs and a review of various public and private IPR enforcement initiatives and resources
Report by to the Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General Directorate B1, Development of industrial policy - 31 August 2007
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/enterprise_policy/industry/doc/Counterfeiting_Main%20Report_Final.pdf

Virtual panel discussion: Counterfeit electronic components
Article by EngineerIT - August 2007
http://www.eepublishers.co.za/images/upload/Virtual%20panel%20disc.pdf

The scourge of high tech
Article by John Keller, Military & Aerospace Electronics - July 2007
http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/298418/32/ARTCL/none/none/1/The-scourge-of-high-tech/

Avoid counterfeit electronics components
Article by James Carbone, Purchasing - 14 June 2007
http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6450781.html

Avoiding Counterfeit Electronic Components – Part 2
Report by Henry Livingston, BAE Systems Electronic Warfare and Sensor Systems - 15 May 2007
http://www.aerospac.com/counterfeit.pdf

Avoiding Counterfeit Electronic Components
Report by Henry Livinston, IEEE - 1 March 2007
https://www.verical.com/about/resources/docs/IEEE_-_Avoiding_Counterfeit.pdf

Legal Issues and Resolving Disputes With Counterfeit Components
Paper by Laurence E Pappas - 26 February 2007
http://www.equalityprocess.com/Presentations/Presentation-CounterfeitComponents.pdf

Counterfeit Electronic Components - A Growing Concern
Article by Mark Tayles, Canadian Electronics - February 2007
http://www.enablertech.com/documents/Feb-2007CanadianElectronics-CounterfeitComponents-Agrowingconcern_000.pdf

Protect against counterfeit parts and grey market problems
Article by Rochester Electronics - January 2007 (go to page 13 online)
http://www.electronics-sourcing.co.uk/magazinearchive/2007/january/

Managing counterfeiting in the supply chain – part 1
Article by Diane Trommer - 2007
http://www.distributioninsider.eetimes.com/managingCounterfeiting.jhtml

Counterfeit!
Article by Brad Thompson, Test & Measurement World - 1 February 2005
http://www.tmworld.com/article/CA500057.html

Beware counterfeit electronic components
Article by Dataweek - 7 April 2004
http://www.dataweek.co.za/article.aspx?pklArticleId=2922&pklCategoryId=31

Combating counterfeiting
Publication by Orgalime - October 2001
http://www.orgalime.org/publications/guides/counterfeiting_guide_en.pdf

Countering counterfeit parts, part 1 - a supply chain guide for the worst-case scenario
Article by Distribution Insider - undated
http://distributioninsider.electronicproducts.com/articles/countering_counterfeit_parts.php

Countering counterfeit parts, part 2 - getting fake parts and forgers off the streets
Article by Distribution Insider - undated
http://distributioninsider.electronicproducts.com/articles/countering_counterfeit_parts_2.php

Counterfeit electronic components - an overview
Paper by Robert K Lowry, Oneida Research Services Inc. - undated
http://www.ors-labs.com/pdf/MASH07CounterfeitDevice.pdf

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