Alibaba took down 90 million counterfeit products before its IPO
December 24, 2014
The Chinese e-commerce giant spent more than $160 million in the last two years to fight fakes, a top executive says. (Bloomberg)...
Learn MoreAlibaba: Puts More in Cracking down on Fake Products
December 23, 2014
Alibaba revealed investment surpassing CNY 1 billion in cracking down on fake products and protecting consumer interests from...
Learn MoreAlibaba sinks $161M into nixing counterfeits over two years
December 23, 2014
Over the last two years, China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has spent well over $100 million ridding its listings of...
Learn MoreHow To Guard Against China Counterfeiting
December 22, 2014
If you sell or outsource your products to China, you should anticipate infringement of your trademarks, copyrights, patents, or...
Learn MoreOrlando man gets 3 years for smuggling contraband into prison as officer
December 22, 2014
For $1,000, one inmate said, you could get a carton of cigarettes smuggled into the federal prison in Sumter County. All you had...
Learn MoreVirginia Considers Increased Tobacco Interdictions, Regulations
December 22, 2014
The Commonwealth of Virginia is considering forcing retailers to get licenses to sell tobacco products, attempting to increase...
Learn MoreA Chinese e-retailer steps up its fight against the sale of counterfeit goods
December 19, 2014
Reacting to reports of widespread sales of fake watches, Jumei.com is asking suppliers to add anti-counterfeiting technologies to...
Learn MoreHow to avoid falling for counterfeit goods
December 19, 2014
The problem of counterfeiting is a huge one: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that...
Learn MoreCustoms foils largest recent case of unmanufactured tobacco smuggling by transhipment
December 19, 2014
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Hong Kong Customs smashed a suspected smuggling case involving the transhipment of unmanufactured...
Learn MorePortuguese police dismantle tobacco smuggling ring
December 19, 2014
LISBON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Portugal’s National Republican Guard (GNR) police force has dismantled a tobacco smuggling...
Learn MorePortuguese police dismantle tobacco smuggling ring
December 18, 2014
Portugal’s National Republican Guard (GNR) police force has dismantled a tobacco smuggling ring and seized around 775,000...
Learn MoreLack of awareness helps counterfeits
December 17, 2014
Lack of awareness helps counterfeits
Lack of consumer awareness is one of the main issues in tackling the counterfeiting problem,...
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