Nov 17, 2023 Handbags at dawn: Marc Jacobs hit with new lawsuit over viral TOTE BAG By Abigail Dews A Chinese hand-bag seller (Guangzhou Xiao Ling Wan Trading Co.) and owner of the Amazon Store, LINGWANUS, has recently filed for a...
Nov 01, 2023 Amazon's first EU store Transparency Report By Megan Rannard Amazon has published its first bi-annual EU store Transparency Report, detailing their efforts to provide a “trustworthy shipping...
Oct 24, 2023 Landmark victory for Amazon and Prada in China By Megan Rannard Amazon's Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) along with Prada and other luxury brands have collaborated with Chinese law enforcement to secure...
Oct 20, 2023 Amazon and Microsoft vs The Impersonators By Megan Rannard I'm sure we have all come across impersonation scams, from text messages to phone calls purporting to be legitimate and well-known...
Oct 20, 2023 Universal Music battles the bots By Megan Rannard Universal Music, Concord, ABKCO Music & Records and others sued the AI startup company Anthropic in a Tennessee Federal Court on...
Oct 17, 2023 Improving access to Amazon Transparency By Megan Rannard Amazon announced yesterday that they have upgraded the Transparency program to allow interoperability with brands' own product...
Oct 17, 2023 Vinted launches verification service By Megan Rannard Vinted have announced the launch of its new product verification service for items priced over €100 following extensive testing. Buyers...
Oct 12, 2023 Operation Vulcan: boldly going after IP thieves By Alison Melling "Counterfeiting" is often assumed to be something that happens in overseas shopping markets and holiday destinations. This short BBC news...
Oct 09, 2023 Amazon joins the EUIPO IP Enforcement Portal By Megan Rannard Amazon has become the first major online marketplace to join the EUIPO's Intellectual Property Enforcement Portal (IPEP) as both a...
Aug 22, 2023 Bad influence? A study into the role of social media influencers and their impact on the sale of counterfeit goods. By Becky Swindell With an estimated 4.9 billion global users, social media provides a fantastic opportunity for brand owners to promote their goods to a...
Aug 18, 2023 Mercedes-Benz reports an increase in counterfeiting activity in 2022 By Megan Rannard Mercedes-Benz issued a statement yesterday (17 August) reporting that the number of counterfeit products the business removed from online...
Jul 05, 2023 Whisky Business: The importance of brand protection in a competitive market published by Innovations in Food Technology By M&C Newsroom The global buzz around Scotch Whisky shows no sign of abating. The value of Scotch Whisky exports hit £6.2bn in 2022. Bottles of Scotch...