Year 2012, a record year for the EPO
The number of patent filings at the European Patent Organization
(EPO) reached a new peak in 2012. This was recognized as an
indication that the industry is opting to innovate its way out of
the economic crisis, according to EPO's President Benoît
Battistelli, who presented EPO's 2012 annual results in
Brussels. The EPO received 257 744 patent filings which represents
a 5, 2% increase over 2011, wherewith the previous record from 2008
was beaten.
1,500 Fake Hermès Handbags Seized at Port of
L.A.
Two shipments of counterfeit 1,500 Hermès handbags, one
bound to Mexico and other to U.S.A, were seized at the Port of L.A.
The counterfeit bags, which originated from China, have a combined
estimated domestic value of $18,412. This value is an indicator of
potentially high profit margins in the illegal trade of this type
of counterfeit luxury product, U.S. CBP official Jaime Ruiz said in
a statement. Had the handbags been the real
