The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued its "2024 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy" on January 8th, directed to "prominent and illustrative examples of ...

A key component of any effective brand protection strategy is an anti-counterfeiting program. How can a brand owner protect its reputation and rights against counterfeiters, infringers and pirates?

Amazon has settled an ongoing lawsuit with two influencers who were allegedly selling counterfeit goods on the platform, the company announced this week. Kelly Fitzpatrick and Sabrina Kelly-Krejci ...

Today, the market for counterfeit goods is massive and is estimated to be over $1.8 trillion, more than the GDP of most countries. When discussing counterfeit goods, most people think about luxury ...

The problem of counterfeit products remains, paradoxically, both enormous and under the radar. One big reason: given how widespread, global and (by necessity) publicity-averse its practitioners are, ...

Every day, more brands fall victim to industrialized counterfeiting. According to the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, counterfeiting is now the second-largest ...

The rise of digital channels facilitating the sale and purchase of consumer goods has fueled a rapid increase in trade of counterfeit products around the world. In fact, the trade of fake merchandise ...

Almost €2.8bn in sales is lost every year across Europe due to counterfeiting in the wine and spirits industry, according to EUIPO. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) found wine ...

Supply chain counterfeiting is a universal problem that plagues almost every industry. There are counterfeit electronic components, car parts, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals — even counterfeit wines.

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight The online marketplace is the main tool for companies’ advertising and ...

The remedies in the Trademarks Act 1999 and Copyright Act 1957 have provided a semblance of redress to rights owners, who have been assisted by judicial ...

Hubert Pun receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Grants (No. 430-2022-00517 and No. 435-2022-0271) Western University provides funding as a member of The ...