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...
1,216 Pieces of Counterfeit Jewelry Worth over $700K Seized by CBP
On January 5, CBP officers in Louisville halted the shipment that was bound for Hollywood, Florida. CBP officers inspected the parcel to determine the...
Designer Brands Linked to Large-Scale Counterfeit Busts in New Report
The effects of COVID-19 took center stage in the Annual Intellectual Property Report that US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (“IPEC”) Vishal Amin issued on...
Couple Found at Hotel With $100K Worth of Counterfeit Designer Items
A couple from Indiana has been charged after Lower Paxton Township Police discovered more than 900 counterfeit items worth an estimated $100,000 during a...
US Customs Seized $32M in Counterfeits, Including Fake Dior Sneakers
On Thursday, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency announced it worked with the Los Angeles police department to seize a cache of...
Toy Association Pushes for Action against Unsafe Counterfeit Toys Sold Online
Their recently released whitepaper updates the 2019 report and outlines factors contributing to the surge in unsafe counterfeit toys.