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Richemont joins Alibaba in the fight against counterfeiting

Luxury groups are fighting back against counterfeiting, a major industry-wide dilemma that causes billions of dollars in damages each year. Alibaba started an Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance (AACA) in attempt to protect intellectual property rights. The Alliance now has 115 members across 16 countries who share a mission to end counterfeiting....

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Samsung under fire over collaboration with “counterfeit” Supreme

Samsung is receiving Backlash following the announcement of a collaboration with Supreme during a conference in China. It turns out that the South Korean tech giant is not working with the cult streetwear label from New York but rather with an Italian company that uses a loophole in local law to sell products bearing a strong resemblance to...

Retail

'Ababis' and 'Star Wnrs': Knockoffs thrive in China e-commerce

Sneakers on a popular Chinese e-commerce platform look like Adidas, but are branded "Ababis". Underwear resembling Calvin Klein are called "Caiwen Kani". Toys with an uncanny resemblance to a certain blockbuster movie franchise opt for "Star Wnrs". As China held its massive annual "Singles Day" online sales event on Sunday, shoppers could still...

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Chinese district court rules against individual selling fake Ralph Lauren products

The Guangzhou District People’s Court, in China’s Guangdong province, has convicted Wu Weisheng for selling counterfeit Ralph Lauren branded shirts, the American apparel company informed in a statement. Weisheng was sentenced to 14 months of imprisonment without probation, and a fine of 40,000 Chinese Yuan Renminbi (approximately 5835 US...

Fashion

Only The Brave wins counterfeit case against Zara

Diesel and Marni parent company Only the Brave (OTB) has won a preliminary court case against Inditex, for a violation of copyright design. In 2015, Renzo Rosso's group started proceedings against the Spanish group regarding the infringement by the Zara brand of the registered design of the Diesel Skinzee-Sp jeans model, and another of a shoe...

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Global counterfeiting costs luxury brands billions of dollars

Counterfeiting is much more than the fake Louis Vuitton and Gucci bags we see on market corners during summer holidays. The Global Brand Counterfeiting Report 2018 estimates that the losses suffered due to global online counterfeiting has amounted to 323 Billion USD in the year 2017, with luxury brands incurring a loss of 30.3 billion dollars...

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Chinese counterfeiters say they are ‘fans, not fakers’

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, a phrase especially relevant in the world of luxury fashion. In a latest effort to clampdown on China’s counterfeiters, imitators say they are fans of brands, not fakers. Hong Kong-based House of Hello (HOH) must be enormous fans of Hermes, who’s Birkin lookalikes sell for 2,229 Chinese Yuan Renminbi,...

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Birkenstock to discontinue partnership with Amazon over counterfeiting claims

London - German footwear label Birkenstock has terminated its business relationship with Amazon Europe over counterfeiting claims. From January 1, 2018, Birkenstock will completely discontinue all direct deliveries of its all products through the US online retailer’s European arm as it believes consumers are being misled by counterfeit products...

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New app aims to spot counterfeit luxury goods

It was only a matter of time before an app was designed to see if online purchases of luxury goods are authentic or could indeed be counterfeit. Entrupy, a tech startup, aims to solve any doubts if the Hermes Birkin or Chanel 2.55 you are buying online is the real deal. The New York-based company recently raised 2.6 million dollars in a Series A...

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eBay partners with InstantLuxe.com to fight against counterfeiting

London - eBay has partnered up with InstantLuxe.com in order to strengthen its luxury offering and fight against online counterfeiters. The new partnership sees eBay and InstantLuxe.com, held by Gallery Lafayette Group, launching a dedicated, platform on eBay which will offer genuine, certified second-hand luxury goods. By launching a new...

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Alibaba forms Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance with Louis Vuitton

London - Internet giant Alibaba Group is ready to show the world that it takes counterfeiting seriously, which is why the Chinese conglomerate has formed a new alliance with internationals brands against counterfeiting. Together with the likes of luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton, Samsung and Mars, the Aliaba Group will use 'big data' and the...

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eBay launches authentication service against fake luxury goods

London - Have you every purchased a vintage designer handbag off of eBay,(for as stellar price), only to wonder when the item itself arrives if its really the real deal? You are not alone. Online marketplace places such as eBay have unfortunately become hotspots across the globe for counterfeiters to unload their knock-off luxury designs to...