
Mark Branagan
October 2006 - Trading standards officers in North Lincolnshire have seized £15,000 worth of counterfeit computer printer cartridges believed to have been made in China, with false labels such as Epson, Canon, and Hewlett Packard.
June 2006 - CEO of the Imaging Supplies Coalition in the US Bill Duffy has passed away during a recent business trip. Phil Scrase, Chairman of ICCE and VP of Oki Europe Consumables said, "We are very upset at the sudden death of Bill Duffy. He will be missed both for his great work in the area of anti-counterfeit imaging supplies in the US and Latin America and the fact that he was a true gentleman. Our condolences and thoughts are with Bill's family".
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Phil Scrase Chairman of ICCE and Vice-President of Oki Europe Consumables Division, says “Arlene McCarthy is a major force in the European political arena and has made an invaluable contribution to the evolution and strengthening of intellectual property rights.”
April 2006 – ICCE has launched a channel campaign both in Greece and Ukraine in order to stress the dangers of purchasing imaging supplies from unauthorised sources. You can never be too careful, when you risk losing the reputation of your company if caught with counterfeit products. Jag Gill Director of ICCE commented, “The safest was to ensure product is genuine is by purchasing from authorised sources. This can become increasingly important in ‘developing economies’ such as Greece and the Ukraine.
LONDON, February 2006 – ICCE members Canon and Lexmark claimed another victory against the counterfeiters, by raiding and seizing 1600 counterfeit cartridges with the help of the Police in Athens, Greece.
