The Sun, Sunnyvale S Newspaper Counterfeit Items At Flea Markets Rivas isn t the only vendor who has sold counterfeit merchandise. Los Angeles is where the majority of the counterfeit merchandise in the United States http://www.svcn.com/archives/sunnyvalesun/07.28.99/cover-9930.html
The Cupertino Courier Flea Markets Suffer From Counterfeiting Rivas isn t the only vendor who has sold counterfeit merchandise. Los Angeles is where most of the counterfeit merchandise in the United States is http://www.svcn.com/archives/cupertinocourier/08.04.99/cover-9931.html
InternetRetailer.com - Bogus Brands And The Internet step in the fight against online sales of counterfeit merchandise, of this counterfeit merchandise on an annual basis, Tiffany says in the suit. http://internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=15631
Extractions: South China Morning Post. January 10, 2005 Faking it Craig Simons BEIJING- Liu Yang, a 35-year-old woman with long, curly hair, pointed to a small apartment abutting Beijing's Silk Alley, a pedestrian lane in the city centre lined with stalls selling counterfeit brand-name clothing, shoes and accessories. If customers wanted to buy fake Beijing Olympic T-shirts, she said on a bitterly cold January morning, that was where she took them. Inside, stacked in flimsy cardboard boxes, were dozens of shirts bearing the Olympic rings and phrases like "New Beijing, New Olympics", each selling for a few yuan. A month ago, Ms Liu didn't dare sell the shirts at all, but after more than a decade as Beijing's most visible location to buy pirated goods - from Nike shoes to Rolex watches and North Face jackets - Silk Alley has closed. "We all have to stop selling," she said. "I need to empty out my inventory." Even so, she was still careful.
Zippo Fired Up Over Cheap Knockoffs From China 1 source of counterfeit merchandise, he helped established a joint group of US and Chinese officials to combat what Pogoda calls an obscene level of http://www.mac.doc.gov/PressMain/Sept2004/9Sept.htm
Extractions: A federal envoy charged with fighting the multi-billion-dollar global business of counterfeiting and piracy on Wednesday waded into NASCAR's battle with fake goods. Bill Lash, an assistant secretary with the U.S. Department of Commerce, met with Dale Earnhardt Inc., which handles licensing for drivers including Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his legendary father, who died racing in the 2001 Daytona 500. Lash said he told Mooresville-based DEI that Commerce would work with N.C. officials to help train prosecutors to take and handle counterfeit cases. NASCAR's $1 billion-plus merchandise business from decals to key chains and T-shirts is a lucrative target for counterfeiters. Lash's N.C. visit grew from a July shopping trip while in Moscow to talk about counterfeiting. He saw unlicensed NASCAR merchandise, including Dale Earnhardt Jr. nesting dolls, and so he came to talk with DEI. "We view it as stealing," said Joe Hedrick, DEI's vice president of licensing. Hedrick, who did not attend the meeting, said no one from the company was willing to discuss the session.
Senate Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs counterfeit merchandise specifically for consumption in the US market. Counterfeit pharmaceuticals, tools, electrical cords, and aircraft or http://hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Testimony&HearingID=169&Wi
TIMES NEWSWEEKLY/THIS WEEK IN OUR COMMUNITY counterfeit merchandise IS SEIZED IN RICHMOND HILL Phony Labels, Name Brands More than $6.6 million in fake merchandise has been seized from a Richmond Hill http://timesnewsweekly.com/Archives2002/Jan.-Mar.2002/011002/NewFiles/COUNTERFEI
Extractions: Queens District Attorney Richard Brown addresses members of the press after more than $6.6 million in merchandise with counterfeit brand names was seized from a factory in Richmond Hill. Standing behind him are (l-to-r) Chief Dewey Fong, Detective Rick Van Houten, Sergeant James Carroll, Inspector Guy Sino and Captain Thomas Ryan. Among the items seized were nearly 300,000 fake Oakley sunglasses, about 10,000 fake Louis Vuitton leather handbags, 9,000 Fendi and Louis Vuitton leather wallets, nearly 7,000 items of fake designer brand clothing, including jackets, scarves and jeans fraudulently marked with brand names such as Sean John, Fubu, Tommy Hilfiger and Christian Dior.
Del Mar Times Trafficking in counterfeit merchandise is a serious offense and we will work Profits from the sale of counterfeit merchandise worldwide have funded http://www.delmartimes.net/articles073004.html
Extractions: Reflections By Bill Arballo Opening day at Del Mar last Wednesday was as expected-blue skies, a balmy afternoon, ladies sporting unique hat creations, and fans in typical beach attire just short of swimming trucks and bikinis. As usual, there was the usual traffic back log stretching for miles. This will continue to be a major problem until there are solutions to highway gridlock that isnât the trackâs responsibility. A spanking new high-definition main video board in the infield blinked for most of the afternoon but the fans came to see the horses and ogle the ladies fabulous hat creations so there was no public outcry about that piece of modern day technology. The attendance of 39,346 was the third highest in track history shy of last yearâs opening day turnout of 40,862 and less than the throng on Aug. 10, 1996 when an all-time record of 44,181 came out to watch Cigar attempt to break Citationâs string of 16 consecutive victories. It was not his day and finished second in the Pacific Classic. Nevertheless, attendance easily eclipsed the opening day count posted at all tracks in the West including Santa Anita knows as, âthe great race place.â
Extractions: Resale Details - Consumer Ezine Archives What a bargain! Wait til you see the deal I got! This is too good to be true! . . . all common expressions from shoppers who thought they bought a $700 designer handbag for $100. Then there are those who remark . . . Yes, I know it's a fake, but "everyone" buys them! Welcome to the world of counterfeit goods! Whether you label them fakes, replicas, look-alikes, reproductions or knockoffs . . . it's still called product counterfeiting and it's BIG business. According to the Department of Commerce, losses to U.S. businesses from the counterfeiting of trademarked consumer products is estimated at $200 billion a year. In the resale industry we most often think of knockoff designer purses, watches and scarves when we consider counterfeit merchandise. However, that's not the whole story . . . counterfeit products, along with the repercussions and dangers they present, are far more widespread. Common counterfeit products include auto parts, airplane parts, apparel, cosmetics, sunglasses, computer software, fragrances, children's toys, medicines, health and beauty aids, food products . . . and more. Most people don't even consider the potential hazards of counterfeit products. Acts of counterfeiting can and do create severe public health risks and safety hazards as well as economic harm.
International Crime Control Strategy, Chapter 7 Much counterfeit merchandise is produced overseas and makes its way to the US underground market through illicit means. Customs utilizes the 22 Mutual http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/iccs/iccsvii.html
Extractions: Rapidly expanding commerce helps the American people, but more activity can also provide greater opportunities to criminals to misuse the trade and financial systems that facilitate the flow of goods and services between countries. . . . With the increased sophistication of financial systems, governments must address the vulnerabilities of these systems in a world where it is easier than ever to transfer money from one financial institution to the next, and from one country to the next. Robert E. Rubin July 23, 1996 More than one trillion dollars of merchandise moves in international trade across U.S. borders each year. Over 400 laws apply to merchandise as it crosses borders. These laws protect the American public from health and environmental threats, trade in endangered species, and violations of fair trade and intellectual property rights. They also ensure U.S. national security interests are advanced by enforcing economic sanctions against hostile regimes and international criminals and by preventing the export of sensitive technology to inappropriate destinations. These laws must be applied quickly and effectively without impeding the free flow of legitimate goods. International criminals who seek to profit by undercutting America's trade laws may be less visible than drug or alien smugglers, but they remain a significant threat to our national security and economic stability. Investigators have found that trade crime is often one piece in the complex puzzle underlying international criminal offenses, such as arms smuggling, drug trafficking, and money laundering.
OFFPRICE Develop a strategy to track counterfeit merchandise at home and abroad. License agreements should require that all potential infringements be disclosed as http://www.offpriceshow.com/scripts/publish/headlines.asp?code=ARF&key=58&langua
Extractions: Trademarks and Counterfeit Goods Say the term counterfeit goods and most people will think immediately of street vendors hawking $20 Rolex watches, fake designer handbags, or $5 CDs and DVDs. Counterfeiting is big business: in December 2004 alone, the New York Police Department shut down a 49-room bootleggers mall and seized $12 million worth of clothing and shoes bearing brand names such as North Face, Sean John, Reebok and Nike. Raids in New York City since December 2003, when Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed to crack down on counterfeiters, have netted $40-50 million in such fake merchandise. Despite the huge profits these bootleggers make, the average person still considers the counterfeiting of trademarked merchandise a victimless crime the designers, after all, are not suffering in poverty; nor are the music and movie industries. Public apathy towards the problem is only one reason that traffic in counterfeit merchandise continues: the publics desire for brand names at cheap prices, plus the proliferation of bootleggers and ease of producing the counterfeit products combine to make it difficult for law enforcement officials to stem the tide of counterfeit goods.
Extractions: OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS-Undercover detectives from the Winston-Salem Police Department, working in conjunction with representatives from The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), arrested five individuals for violation of North Carolina State Statute 80-11.1 for Criminal Use of a Trademark. CLC is the NCAA's exclusive domestic licensing representative. The individuals were arrested during the first round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship being held at the Lawrence Joel Veteran's Memorial Coliseum. The five vendors were found selling counterfeit T-shirts bearing the protected trademarks of both the NCAA and the institutions participating in this year's Championship. This action resulted in the seizure of more than 200 counterfeit T-shirts, nearly $500 in cash and a mini-van worth $20,000 that was used by the individuals as a central location to house their operation. All five vendors were charged under the statute and spent the evening in the Winston-Salem Jail. Bond for four of the individuals was posted at $700, with $400 for the fifth. Trial is set for April 8. CLC staff patrolled the North Carolina marketplace during the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Basketball Tournament and will continue its enforcement efforts throughout the remainder of the NCAA Division I Men'sBasketball Championship. Any vendor found selling counterfeit merchandise is subject to prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.
Panama of counterfeit merchandise destined for other Latin American countries. a mechanism to enable immediate confiscation of counterfeit merchandise. http://www.buildingipvalue.com/05_LA/207_209.htm
Extractions: W hen the Republic of Panama entered the World Trade Organisation (WTO), it acquired a commitment before the international community to provide due protection to intellectual property rights. However, despite these efforts, piracy is increasing, particularly in the form of merchandise originating from Asia. In addition, the Panama Free Trade Zone and Panamanian ports may serve as stepping stones for the movement of counterfeit merchandise destined for other Latin American countries. All of this is detrimental to Panamas national economy and its image as a country. As a result, Law No 1 of 5th January 2004 (the New Law) has been enacted. Under this legislation, the Criminal Code sanctions applicable to industrial property crimes were increased and new acts and/or activities were recognised as crimes, since fines and administrative sanctions under Law No 35 of 10th May 1996 were not a sufficient deterrent against trademark counterfeiting and infringements of industrial property rights. Development of criminal sanctions Before the enactment of the new law, the Criminal Code of 1982 contained provisions that penalised fraudulent acts relating to intellectual property, which were all embraced under the designation of Crimes against the Rights of Others. But the sanctions stipulated were insignificant in comparison with the benefits derived from such unlawful activities. The new law changes the title of the chapter to Crimes against Industrial Property Rights.
Extractions: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 On December 21, 1998, Financial Crimes Division, Trademark Infringement Unit, served a search warrant for counterfeit merchandise at five locations within the downtown Los Angeles area. Detectives along with private investigators from National Trademark Investigations confiscated a total of 130,532 counterfeit Ragdoll Productions, Telletubbies, and Warner Brothers Tweety Bird items. This operation resulted in a total of 3 felony arrests. Three Korean-Americans were arrested in connection with this operation. For additional information, contact Detective Belinda Gomez, Financial Crimes Division at (213) 485-3795. For Release 9:30 am PST
Several Arrested In Counterfeit Clothing Operation counterfeit merchandise is not just theft from corporations. The consumer has no recourse when these products fail to meet their standards, turn out to be http://www.lapdonline.org/press_releases/2003/11/pr03813.htm
Extractions: 2555 E. Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles Los Angeles: On Wednesday November 5, 2003, the Los Angeles Police Department, Commercial Crimes Division (CCD), Fraud Detectives served a search warrant on two locations that were alleged to be selling/distributing counterfeit clothing. A total of 30,995 articles of finished clothing with an estimated value of $2,264,140, were seized and one arrest was made. On Thursday, November 6, 2003, CCD Detectives conducted a surveillance of persons suspected of selling/distributing clothing taken in a recent hijack. Their investigation led them to a factory in South Los Angeles that was manufacturing counterfeit clothing. Detectives executed a search warrant on the location and two arrests were made. A total of 4,658 articles of clothing with an estimated value of $200,000 were seized. This seizure was significant because over 260,000 items used to manufacture the counterfeit clothing were confiscated. These items included labels, buttons, hangtags and patches.
Police Scout For Illegal Trademarks for counterfeit merchandise at the TennesseeFlorida game, Phillips said. target for counterfeiters who produce and sell unlicensed merchandise, http://dailybeacon.utk.edu/issues/v73/n22/merchandise.22n.html
Committee On International Relations, U.S. House Of Representatives Since a large percentage of the counterfeit merchandise comes to the United States from abroad, the unique border enforcement and investigative authorities http://wwwc.house.gov/international_relations/108/hut0716.htm
Extractions: July 16, 2003 Good morning, Mr. Chairman, and distinguished members of the Committee. It is my pleasure and privilege to be here today to have this opportunity to speak to you about the efforts undertaken by the Border and Transportation Security Directorate to combat intellectual property crimes and their link to terrorism. BTS views crime that violates intellectual property rights as one of the fastest growing and most serious threats to the U.S. economy and the legitimate trade that bolsters not only our economy but those of our trading partners. In this information age, the production and distribution of intellectual property, whether it be software, entertainment products such as movies, music or videogames, or other goods are valuable in part because of a trusted brand name. The increasing demand for intellectual property products has resulted in a massive escalation in the production of counterfeit and pirated goods throughout the world, causing losses to the U.S. economy in revenue and jobs that are staggering. For example: information compiled by the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) indicates that in 1998, losses from counterfeiting and piracy were estimated to be $60 billion dollars. In 1998, the International Chamber of Commerce estimated that five to seven percent of world trade is in counterfeit goods, a market worth $350 billion dollars.
