Customs officials seized a record number of counterfeit products in the European Union market in 2023, the European Commission reported on Wednesday. A joint report by the European Commission and the EU Intellectual Property Office stated: “With over 138 million articles detained worth €2.7 billion ($2.9 billion), 2023 represents a record year for the EU internal market, reaching by far the highest values of the last 12 years.” A total of over 152 million items were seized at the EU’s external borders and within the internal market last year, marking a 77% increase compared to the 86 million i…