Counterfeit Products

Amazon Seized More Than 15 Million Counterfeit Products in 2024

Amazon Seized More Than 15 Million Counterfeit Products in 2024
Amazon Seized More Than 15 Million Counterfeit Products in 2024
March 26, 2025  |  Amazon

Amazon continued its fight against counterfeit goods in 2024 by using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, seeing that counterfeiters are held liable and increasing brands’ use...

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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. Get the...

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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

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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. Get the...

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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

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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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