Counterfeit Products In The News:
San Juan CBP officers seize counterfeit merchandise
Aug 14, 2014 - By US Customs and Border Protection
The Internet has made it easy to find and purchase items from almost anywhere in the world. With a high demand for well-known brands, many online vendors sell counterfeit products online, infringing on various trademark holder’s rights and revenues.
P&G patents test kit to detect counterfeit products 
Aug 14, 2014 - By Barrett J. Brunsman
Procter & Gamble Co. has been granted a patent on a portable test kit to detect counterfeit consumer products that could include everything from shampoo to razor blades and batteries.
Alibaba Cooperates With Kering, Fakes Suit Withdrawn
Aug 13, 2014 - By Lulu Yilun Chen
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA), China’s biggest e-commerce company, is cooperating with Kering SA (KER) to stem the sale of fake products after the maker of Gucci withdrew a lawsuit that alleged Alibaba participated in violating trademarks.
Counterfeit Ingredients Are Being Added To A Cup Of Coffee
Aug 12, 2014 - By Chris Pash - Business Insider
Coffee shortages have increased the chance of having filler ingredients added to your cup of coffee.
Lawsuit, Complaints Precede Massive Alibaba $20 Billion IPO
Aug 12, 2014 - By TCR Press Release
Global brand owner's lawsuit alleges racketeering and that Alibaba knowingly makes it possible for an army of counterfeiters to sell their illegal wares throughout the world.
CBP Seizes Over $1.6 Million in Fake Sunglasses
Aug 12, 2014 - By US Customs and Border Protection
Counterfeit sunglasses with an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $1,619,550 seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Savannah.
Suit Against Alibaba Opens Window on Issue of Counterfeiting
Aug 10, 2014 - By Kathy Chu WSJ
A lawsuit filed and then withdrawn last month against Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. by several of the world's leading luxury brands provides extensive details about the issue of allegedly counterfeit goods on the Chinese Internet company's shopping platforms
Alibaba Cleans Up 'Gray Market' for Some Prestigious Brands
Aug 10, 2014 - By Kathy Chu and Joanne Chiu
Like many premium brands, Burberry had been fretting about a flood of discount Burberry products—some of them fakes—on Alibaba's two big marketplaces, which accounted for 80% of China's estimated $300 billion in online shopping.
Why Gray-Market Goods Aren't All Bad for Big Brands
Aug 09, 2014 - By Kathy Chu WSJ
These products—which resellers purchase on the gray market, or basically outside channels authorized by the brands—can erode companies’ pricing power and hurt the image that they’ve spent years cultivating.
Dangers of Counterfeit Cosmetics
Aug 04, 2014 - By Casey Coy - NSF
A few tips that consumers can use to avoid knock-off cosmetic and personal care items, especially when purchasing online.
