Counterfeit Products In The News:
Amazon Case Study: Holding Online Markets Accountable on Fakes
Feb 11, 2022 - By Danny M. Awdeh; Jeffrey A. Berkowitz; Sonja W. Sahlsten
Decision offers valuable lessons on proving patent infringement using representative products and holding online marketplaces like Amazon accountable for trademark counterfeiting & infringement for products offered through its ‘third-party’ marketplac
Dive Boat Designer Suspects Li-ion Batteries In Catastrophic Fire
Sep 05, 2019 - By TCR Press Release
A catastrophic fire aboard the California dive boat Conception may have been caused by Li-ion batteries or their charger says the boats designer
The Day He Found His Stolen Bike on eBay
Nov 19, 2014 - By Reed Albergotti
The author's bike was stolen in San Francisco, sold at a flea market in San Jose, Calif., and sold on eBay to a buyer in Dallas. The way eBay handles stolen goods has drawn complaints from theft victims.
Customs Seizes Fake BeachBody T25, P90X3 DVDs
May 14, 2014 - By US Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia recently seized 36 boxes of counterfeit BeachBody Focus T25 DVDs, and 12 boxes of counterfeit BeachBody P90X3 DVDs, worth an estimated $5,800 MSRP.
WSJ Counterfeit Report Features Dahon Bikes
May 06, 2014 - By Jan Willem van Schaik
According to Dahon CEO Dr. David Hon: "Up to half of the bikes sold on Taobao are either non Dahon products, branded with the company logo, or are guilty of copyright infringement."
Prison for trafficker in bogus exercise equipment
Dec 11, 2013 - By The Associated Press
The Southern California trafficker of counterfeit Bowflex and Malibu Pilates exercise equipment has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison.
Tens of Thousands of Golf Products Seized in Successful Raid
Apr 15, 2013 - By Marketwired PR
The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group (Golf Group) announced today the successful raids of two facilities responsible for supplying counterfeit golf products to numerous stores throughout a well-known golf market.
Psst-Wanna Buy a Counterfeit Club?
Mar 22, 2013 - By John Paul Newport
Golf Equipment Makers Are Fighting Crooks Who Sell Knockoff Clubs, Balls and Grips
200,000 Counterfeit Soccer Balls Seized in Brazilian Port
Feb 20, 2013 - By Reuters
Two hundred thousand counterfeit soccer balls originating from China have been seized at the Brazilian port of Santos, the South American country's tax authorities said in a statement.
Chino Woman Gets Prison For Fake Bowflex, Pilates
Nov 11, 2012 - By CBS Local Media
A Chino woman was sentenced on Monday to 41 months in federal prison for bribery and trafficking in counterfeit Malibu Pilates and Bowflex exercise equipment.