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Intellectual Property Office reports on millions of pounds worth of counterfeit and pirated products seized

10 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Intellectual Property Office’s annual Intellectual Property Crime Report has shown the millions of pounds of pirated or counterfeit products that have been seized in the last year. The Report also...

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Counterfeit imports can now be destroyed without brand owners having to go to court

6 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Goods which are suspected of being counterfeit can now be destroyed without the brand owner having to go to court to get an order in respect of each consignment. This change reverses the rules which HMRC...

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eBay not liable for counterfeit Tiffany products sold in US

20 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Tiffany has lost a legal action brought against eBay in which the jewellery shop sought to hold the popular online auction site liable for sales made of counterfeit products through its online platform....

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European data protection supervisor concerned over data protection issues with international anti-counterfeiting trade agreement

25 February 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Peter Hustinx – the European data protection supervisor – has expressed concern that the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement currently being negotiated may not be protecting people’s data protection...

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Court of Appeal asks European Court of Justice to rule on lawfulness on seizing counterfeit goods coming through EU in transit only – Nokia v HMRC, Court of Appeal

28 January 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Nokia has persuaded the Court of Appeal to ask the European Court of Justice to answer questions surrounding the seizure of counterfeit goods which are passing through the EU in transit only. Under EU...

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Which? magazine accuses Google of making money out of counterfeit web sites

19 January 2010 | Mark Weston

Which? magazine has accused Google of making millions of pounds from web sites selling counterfeit goods, such as those selling fake Ugg boots, Tiffany jewellery and GHD hair straighteners. It claims that...

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More than 1,000 web sites supposedly selling cut-price designer goods closed by Metropolitan Police…

31 December 2009 | Mark Weston

Over 1,200 web sites that claimed to sell cut-price designer goods have been closed by the Metropolitan Police. The sites advertised branded goods such as from Ugg, Tiffany and Links of London. However,...

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eBay has to pay Louis Vuitton £1.5m for sale of Louis Vuitton products on its site

17 December 2009 | Paul Gershlick

eBay has been ordered by a French court to pay Louis Vuitton’s owner £1.5m for failing to stop products being sold on the auction site. In 2008, LVMH obtained an injunction to prohibit the sale or purchase...

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