Counterfeit Products

Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit Pursued 1,300 Criminals Last Year
Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit Pursued 1,300 Criminals Last Year
November 01, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) sued or referred for investigation more than 1,300 criminals and disposed of 6 million counterfeit products last year. These actions...

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Amazon Blocked Opening of 800,000 Fake Seller Accounts in 2022
Amazon Blocked Opening of 800,000 Fake Seller Accounts in 2022
April 04, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon said it stopped six million counterfeit products from entering the ecosystem in 2022 as the marketplace expands its Project Zero initiative to get fakes off...

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Amazon, Games Maker Asmodee Sue Over Alleged Counterfeiting
Amazon, Games Maker Asmodee Sue Over Alleged Counterfeiting
June 24, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Amazon’s campaign against counterfeiting has broadened with their Thursday (June 24) announcement that the online giant is linking up with games maker Asmodee Group in...

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Amazon To Funnel Fake Product Data To Authorities
Amazon To Funnel Fake Product Data To Authorities
January 13, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon is cracking down on the sale of counterfeit goods, saying it will now cooperate more intensely with law enforcement on those matters. According to...

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Are Online Resale Sites Rife With Counterfeits?
Are Online Resale Sites Rife With Counterfeits?
September 30, 2019  |  Retail

Counterfeiting is stereotypically the domain of luxury goods, where fraudsters dupe unsuspecting shoppers into buying fake handbags, accessories or beauty products. But as with the...

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Keeping Online Counterfeits Off Luxury Marketplaces
Keeping Online Counterfeits Off Luxury Marketplaces
September 20, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Sales of counterfeit goods, particularly on third-party sites that facilitate transactions between individual buyers and sellers, have skyrocketed with the advent of online shopping. Even...

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OECD Report: Rise In Counterfeit Goods Harms Global Economy
OECD Report: Rise In Counterfeit Goods Harms Global Economy
March 18, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A new study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows that trading in pirated and counterfeit goods has risen significantly, according to...

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JUUL Files Lawsuit Against 30 Entities For Selling Fake Products
JUUL Files Lawsuit Against 30 Entities For Selling Fake Products
September 11, 2018  |  eCommerce

JUUL Labs, an e-cig maker, announced Tuesday (Sept. 11) that it has filed trademark claims against 30 entities in China for selling counterfeit JUUL products...

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Amazon May Be On The Hook For Selling Fake Mercedes Parts
Amazon May Be On The Hook For Selling Fake Mercedes Parts
December 08, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon has long avoided troubles with copyright and trademark infringement issues in the U.S. by calling itself a venue through which merchants can sell — not...

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