Retailers Sue Alleged Counterfeiters In Joint Lawsuits
Amazon and Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. jointly filed two lawsuits against four people and three entities for allegedly counterfeiting the latter company’s merchandise, according to...
Feds Investigating Massive Counterfeit N95 Mask Scam
Federal authorities are investigating a massive counterfeit N95 mask operation in which fake 3M masks were sold in at least five states to hospitals,...
DHS Seizes $44M in Counterfeit Super Bowl LV Sports Goods
The Department of Homeland Security announced that the agency has seized 169,000 counterfeit sports memorabilia, totaling $44 million dollars ahead of Super Bowl LV.
Agents...
Congress Finally Wants to Do Something about Counterfeiters Online
The INFORM Act would force companies operating third-party marketplaces online to verify the identity of “high-volume” sellers on their platforms.
Border Officers Seize More than $550K in Counterfeit Designer Goods
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Minneapolis seized two shipments of fake designer clothes worth more than $550,000.
According to a news release,...
Customs Seizes $8M in Counterfeit Cartier Bracelets, Rings
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials stopped two separate shipments from Hong Kong containing more than 800 counterfeit Cartier jewelry products valued at...
2020 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy Report
The report includes a section on the role of Internet platforms in facilitating importation of counterfeit and pirated goods into the US.
Retailer Sues More Than 1,000 Websites over Alleged Counterfeiting
Nike is suing 589 websites, the owners of 676 social media accounts and more than 100 unidentified companies and individuals for allegedly selling counterfeit...
Why Nike and Louis Vuitton Show Up in So Many Counterfeit Seizures
Counterfeiters tend to innovate new ways of getting fakes past customs, but they could be said to lack imagination when it comes to the...
CBP Stops Counterfeit Masks in Significant Seizures
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have stopped two large shipments of counterfeit masks recently. Counterfeit products are not subjected to the same...