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US and European customs seize 360,000 counterfeit integrated circuits

Brussels, 25/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - In joint operations in a number of European and US airports in 2007, the European Commission and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agencies seized more than 360,000 counterfeit integrated circuits being passed off as goods from over 40 manufacturers. The European and US authorities want to build on this first operation to increase cooperation and strengthen intellectual property rights (IPR).

Counterfeiting affects ever more sophisticated sectors...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European code of conduct for sovereign wealth funds
(EU) EU/TRADE: 4th negotiation session for agreement on EU/Iraq trade and cooperation
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: US and European customs seize 360,000 counterfeit integrated circuits
(EU) EU/EURO: EMU commemorative coin chosen
(EU) EU/JHA: EU still awaiting responses from Poland and Romania on secret CIA flights
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Washington gets behind Nabucco gas pipeline project
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Aluminium producer Alcan suspected of abuse of dominant position
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises purchase of Arysta by Permira
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Nicolas Sarkozy hastens to define new objectives of Common Agricultural Policy before EU budget review
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Audit reveals aberrations in payments to MEPs' assistants
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL: Preparation of Tripartite Social Summit and Spring European Council - protection of persons with disabilities and review of single market on agenda
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Very clear improvement of EU employment situation in 2006-2007 - youth unemployment a subject of major concern, states Commission's 2008 joint report
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: John Monks criticises inertia of social Europe and appeals for European works committees that are more efficient and will make boardrooms more honest
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission prepares transplant action plan and directive of quality and safety of transplants
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Hydrogen could greatly reduce consumption of petrol in road transport
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission launches research programmes in fields of embedded information technology and nano-electrics
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Ministerial conference on information society
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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