http://www.atlco.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:48:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Forfeited Funds Generated By Internet Sales Of Phony Antivirus Software. Story courtesy of the IACC (International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition). SAN JOSE, Calif. Federal authorities have seized nearly $15 million from a Swiss bank account belonging to a former Bay Area man who fled the country following his indictment three years ago on ... http://www.atlco.com/blog/2012/02/03/feds-seize-nearly-15-million-from-investment-account-of-fugitive-in-ice-counterfeit-software-cases/ Photo Above: Wisconsin High School All Star Tiffany Duncan (left), and Donald Dobert, President, ATL. Athletes, coaches, and game attendees from throughout Wisconsin will converge on Middleton on July 30th, 2011 for the All Star Soccer Camp and Games. The event is sponsored by The Wisconsin Masonic Soccer Foundation (WMSF). In ... http://www.atlco.com/blog/2011/07/29/we-congratulate-atl-employee-tiffany-duncan-for-her-selection-to-all-star-soccer-team/ Story courtesy of the IACC (International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition). 3,600 counterfeit items seized from three stores worth over $400,000. BALTIMORE A Maryland man was sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for selling counterfeit items with brand names such as Coach, Louis Vuitton, Dolce & ... http://www.atlco.com/blog/2011/06/22/baltimore-store-owner-sentenced-to-30-months-in-prison-for-selling-counterfeit-luxury-apparel-and-accessories/ Story courtesy of the IACC (International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition). DENVER- A Chinese national was sentenced on Thursday to serve seven years and three months in federal prison for trafficking in counterfeit versions of the pharmaceutical weight-loss drug known as "Alli." The sentence was pronounced by U.S. District Judge Philip B. Brimmer. This ... http://www.atlco.com/blog/2011/06/09/chinese-national-sentenced-to-more-than-7-years-in-federal-prison-for-trafficking-counterfeit-pharmaceutical-weight-loss-drug/ Story courtesy of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the IACC (International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition). WASHINGTON. As the summer months begin in the United States, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is keeping the heat on counterfeiters by seizing domain names of websites used to sell ... http://www.atlco.com/blog/2011/06/07/ice-puts-the-summer-heat-on-counterfeiters-through-operation-in-our-sites/ A Law Enforcement Priority Story courtesy of John Morton, Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Photo above: John Morton at a February press conference. Intellectual property protection drives research and development in the private sector. These days, however, the R&D calculus can look like a losing proposition as large-scale counterfeiting and online ... http://www.atlco.com/blog/2011/05/26/combating-intellectual-property-theft/ Story courtesy of the IACC (International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition). Two arrested in ICE probe targeting major LA-area Chinese video store. Tens of thousands of movie DVDs bearing counterfeit Dolby Digital trademark seized. LOS ANGELES. The owner and manager of a popular Monterey Park, Calif., video store were arrested Monday morning by agents ... http://www.atlco.com/blog/2011/05/24/ice-probe-targets-major-los-angeles-chinese-video-store/ One day a little girl's mother was out, and dad was in charge of his daughter. She was maybe 2 1/2 years old. Someone had given her a little 'tea set' as a gift, and it was one of her favorite toys. Dad was in the living room engrossed ... http://www.atlco.com/blog/2011/05/19/a-cup-of-tea-for-daddy/ Story courtesy of John Doyle from "The New York Post" and the IACC (International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition). Pretty soon, it could be more than just the fashion police who have a problem with your shoddy knockoff bag, like a bogus Louis Vuitton. Buyers could face a year in jail or a $,1000 fine ... http://www.atlco.com/blog/2011/05/13/bill-would-bag-phony-purse-buyers/ Story courtesy of Kent Walker, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Google, and the IACC (International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition). Thanks to the Internet, it's never been easier to start a business and reach a huge audience, at an incredible scale. Unfortunately, some people misuse legitimate online services to try to market counterfeit ... http://www.atlco.com/blog/2011/04/26/keeping-counterfeits-out-of-google-ads/