The recent Court of Appeal decision in R v C and Others [2016] EWCA Crim 1617 has confirmed that sale of grey goods can be met by criminal sanctions under Section 92 of the Trade Marks Act 1994 (‘the Act’), which can amount to a maximum of 10 years imprisonment. Grey goods are goods to […]
<h1 class="entry-title">Tag: brand owner</h1>
China Anti-Counterfeiting Agents are Counterfeiters Themselves
Companies hired by western manufacturers produce their own counterfeits, present them as seized goods and collect big bounties, an investigation finds. Multinational corporations doing business in China face a losing battle when it comes to keeping copies of their products off the market, with anti-counterfeiting investigators either collaborating with producers of the fake goods, or copying […]
Counterfeit Power Generators and Dutch Consumer Awareness
February 17th 2015 Tonight the Dutch TV show Opgelicht ! (Cheated!) reported on the biggest counterfeit scandal of 2014. The organized Italian crime trading in dangerous counterfeit power generators, imported from China. Three anti-counterfeit golden rules I would like to share with you. The golden rule # 1 remains : If it is too good […]