The shipment of fake footwear, handbags, and textiles, worth over $9.3 million (had they been authentic) seized at the Dallas Fort Worth port of entry. Clothes and footwear seized in north England UK – The seizure, worth over £1 million was undertaken by Lancashire Council’s Trading Standards on storage units across the city of Manchester and […]
Since May China’s public security organs have solved more than 1,400 cases involving the sale of counterfeit items via the internet, this effort being part of a broader campaign Kunlun 2020 that was launched to target crimes involving drug & food safety and infringement of intellectual property rights. https://www.asiaone.com/china/china-cracks-down-fake-goods-sold-online-nabs-online-celebrity-who-made-102m-counterfeit
Fake cosmetics estimated to be worth almost £100 million – including products packaged to look like the famous brands Chanel, Christian Dior and Estée Lauder – have been seized in a wide-ranging swoop in China. Police in China’s eastern Taizhou city discovered the products in 1,200 boxes, found during seven raids earlier this month, authorities said late […]
Gardai have seized a shipping container full of fake perfume which had been destined for the Irish market after arriving here from China. The seizure was made by officers from the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in a top-secret operation in Dundalk, Co Louth, last week when a ship arrived at the port. Counterfeit perfume […]
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 […]
Surelock, on behalf of its clients, continues to assist the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) to remove counterfeit cosmetic products from sale Dangerous levels of lead, mercury and cyanide found in the fake make-up Bogus MAC, Benefit and Urban Decay products sold via eBay and Amazon Buyers risk severe allergic reactions as well as […]
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has been forced to defend itself once again from claims its websites are peddling fake goods. The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has sent a letter to US Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman, complaining of “rampant proliferation” of counterfeit goods on Alibaba’s TaoBao site. “Our members encounter innumerable counterfeits on […]
Surelock are proud to be associated with Paddington Bear & Co Ltd as investigative agents The Duke of Cambridge has promoted British business and met Paddington bear as he continued his tour of China. The prince toured business exhibition the Great Festival of Creativity in Shanghai, calling it a platform for Britain’s “thriving creative sectors”. He […]
LIMA UK assists members on a daily basis with a diverse range of queries relating to licensing. Fortunately, the spectre of counterfeit goods doesn’t come up frequently. However, just recently LIMA was contacted by one of Europe’s leading licensed costume character companies and a long-standing LIMA, David Scott, Managing Director of Rainbow, who had an […]