Amazon attracted headlines on Jan. 14 when Reuters reported that Amazon plans to share data about counterfeit goods with law enforcement. The report stated that Amazon, an ecommerce and technology company, may begin sharing merchant and company names, product and contact information after Amazon confirms the sale of fakes. Ecommerce in the U.S. is big …
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Counterfeit Goods: Challenging Europe’s Customs Administrations
The European Commission (EC) released a report on September 19, detailing the intellectual property (IP) enforcement efforts of the European Union’s 28 member state customs administrations. The EC report of seized IP infringing goods at the European Union’s border points to China and Hong Kong as the country of origin for 60% of the seized …
Fighting Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Now A US Federal Law Enforcement Priority
The White House issued a memorandum on April 3, 2019, noting that the consuming public is being subjected to the dangers posed by counterfeit and pirated goods that are imported and placed in the stream of commerce. The memorandum focuses on the role of online third-party marketplaces and third-party intermediaries that facilitate the trade in …
Need to Fight Back: Trade in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Grows
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) issued jointly their updated study “Trends in Trade in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods” on March 18. The 2019 study updates a similar study issued in 2016. Neither study examines the trade in counterfeit and pirated goods where the infringing …
New York Fashion Week: Fashion law and fakes
Against the backdrop of New York Fashion Week, where designers are showcasing their upcoming collections at runway shows, Thomson Reuters Westlaw considers the fake fashion market: designer knockoffs and counterfeits. Recent investigations into counterfeiting luxury goods and intellectual property rights crimes reveal how large and small scale operations bring in millions of dollars. According to …
