Counterfeit mobile goods a ‘serious problem’ in the UK
Case manufacturer OtterBox sets up fraud unit to tackle £2.3 billion market. Smartphone case manufacturer OtterBox has launched a new UK-based department to tackle the “serious problem” of counterfeit goods circulating in this country. According to Home Office figures, the counterfeit goods market in the UK is valued at £1.3 billion a year, and around £731 million a year in Ireland. OtterBox said products that infringe intellectual property (IP) are increasingly entering the EU market as a result of the growth of online shopping. The firm’s new ‘Brand Protection Department’, based in Cork, Ireland, will monitor online sales activities by working closely with online service providers such as Amazon and eBay to help shut down and “break the chain of supply of counterfeit products”.
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