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Search Intellectual Property Brand Protection Trademark Investigation Royalty Auditing ... Product Tampering Anti-Counterfeiting Programs The Counterfeiting Problem Product counterfeiting operations continue to multiply as more criminals take advantage of high tax-free profits, the low risk of being caught, and minimal penalties if convicted. International organized-crime syndicates with deep pockets are now financing high-tech manufacturing networks engaging in counterfeiting and gray market crimes. Unfortunately, law enforcement officials lack the time, equipment and expertise to track down and stop counterfeiting schemers effectively. Go to just about any street corner in any major city in the world. Chances are good that you’ll find an individual willing to sell you the latest designer product for a fraction of the retail price. Most times it’s obvious. After all, we know that the $25.00 Rolex watch or the pair of $10.00 Nike sneakers are probably counterfeit products, but in some cases the fraud is not so easy to detect. Why is counterfeiting so rampant? A few of the reasons include: Many excellent graphic artists are willing to duplicate the logos and designs of well-known designers.

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Search Too Good To Be True NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 1998: The old adage buyer beware has never been more accurate than it is today. Just a click of your mouse and you can get the most incredible deals on designer watches, handbags, fragrances, scarves, liquors and sinfully delicious chocolates. There is only one drawback. They are all fakes! Research into the problems of counterfeit merchandise on the Internet has brought us site after site after site where the innocent and naive online shopper is bombarded with claims of great prices on name brand items. The prices may be great, but the name brands are not. These distributors of counterfeit merchandise are attempting to circumvent the legal system by calling these items "replicas," often in small print within the advertisements. These items are being traded on newsgroups as well as Internet sites. Many unsuspecting shoppers have no idea that the items they are receiving are not authentic merchandise. Recent reports have noted incidents of counterfeit items being found in just about every product line. The newest craze for pint-sized beanie filled stuffed animals, (i.e. Beanie Babies) has opened the door to counterfeit sales of these items online. The craze has caused large prices being paid for what is termed "retired" beanie babies. These are netting anywhere between $500-$2000 in the marketplace. The Better Business Bureau in many major cities have been contacted by consumers who have purchased these retired babies online and later found when they brought them to an authorized dealer, that they were poor imitations.

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18. Houston Importer Convicted Of Trafficking In Counterfeit Merchandise (July 20, 2 Houston Importer Convicted of Trafficking in counterfeit merchandise. Contact AUSA Michael B. Kusin Phone 713567-9389 http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/zhengConvict.htm

Email this Document! For Immediate Release July 20, 2004 Department Of Justice Southern District of Texas United States Attorney Michael T. Shelby John Yembrick Public Affairs Specialist Houston Importer Convicted of Trafficking in Counterfeit Merchandise Contact AUSA: Michael B. Kusin Phone: 713-567-9389 (HOUSTON, TX) United States Attorney Michael Shelby announced today Zheng Xiao Yi, 34, a Chinese national, was convicted by a jury's verdict of six counts of trafficking in counterfeit merchandise. Each count of conviction carries a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a $2 million fine. Zheng, who has been held in federal custody without bond, will remain in federal custody pending his sentencing scheduled for October 18, 2004. Indicted in January 2004, Zheng, the owner of XYZ Trading Corp., located at 7018 Harwin Drive, Houston, Texas, was charged with trafficking and attempting to traffic in merchandise imported from China carrying counterfeit trademarks. The counterfeit trademarks were alleged to be identical with or substantially indistinguishable from genuine trademarks registered to The Gillette Company, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.®, Marvel Enterprises, Inc., and Nike Inc., including Duracell batteries and flashlights, Spider-Man figures, extension cords and power- strips and Nike slippers. The jury's verdict, which was returned late yesterday afternoon, brought to an end a four day trial during which the United States presented its evidence proving that Zheng, a Harwin Drive importer and wholesaler, trafficked in counterfeit goods imported from China between August 2003 and November 2003.

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20. 050215-Zheng CHINESE NATIONAL SENTENCED TO PRISON TERM FOR DEALING IN counterfeit merchandise in counterfeit merchandise illegally imported from his native China. http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/txs/releases/February2005/050215-Zheng.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2005 John Yembrick Public Affairs Specialist P. O. Box 61129 Houston, TX 77208 Phone: 713/567-9388 Fax: 713/718-3389 CHINESE NATIONAL SENTENCED TO PRISON TERM FOR DEALING IN COUNTERFEIT MERCHANDISE (HOUSTON, TX) United States Attorney Michael Shelby announced today that Zheng Xiao Yi, a citizen of the Peoples Republic of China who owned and operated an import and wholesale business in the Harwin Drive area of Houston, has been sentenced to more than five (5) years in federal prison for trafficking in counterfeit goods. At a hearing held yesterday, February 14, 2005, Yi was sentenced to serve a total of 63 months in federal prison for trafficking in counterfeit merchandise illegally imported from his native China. Zheng also faces deportation upon his release from prison. The jury's verdicts were returned following a four day trial during which the United States proved that Zheng, a Harwin Drive importer and wholesaler, trafficked in counterfeit goods imported from China between August 2003 and November 2003. Testimony during trial established that a load of Zheng's merchandise was seized in August 2003 after inspectors noticed that the contents of a container shipped from China to XYZ Trading Corp., Zheng's showroom and warehouse, did not match the packing list. Thereafter, the U. S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement initiated an investigation that resulted in the seizure of a second cargo container and the execution of a search warrant on November 7, 2003 at Zheng's place of business.

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