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Counterfeiting
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Global Markets
The Pandemic Has Created a ‘Perfect Storm’ for Counterfeits. Just Ask Louis Vuitton.
As if Covid-19 hasn’t already done enough damage to the fashion industry, intellectual property experts are now warning that it has also left the door open for counterfeit products to proliferate at an unprecedented pace.
The Pandemic Has Created a ‘Perfect Storm’ for Counterfeits. Just Ask Louis Vuitton.
As if Covid-19 hasn’t already done enough damage to the fashion industry, intellectual property experts are now warning that it has also left the door open for counterfeit products to proliferate at an unprecedented pace.
Retail
Retailers Launch Lobbying Group to Fight Counterfeit Goods on Amazon
The Buy Safe America Coalition aims to back legislation that would require digital marketplaces to verify information about third-party merchants.
Retailers Launch Lobbying Group to Fight Counterfeit Goods on Amazon
The Buy Safe America Coalition aims to back legislation that would require digital marketplaces to verify information about third-party merchants.
Retail
Nike Seeks New Weapon in Battle Against Counterfeit Goods
Proposed legislation would extend to design patents the same protections given copyrighted and trademarked goods.
Nike Seeks New Weapon in Battle Against Counterfeit Goods
Proposed legislation would extend to design patents the same protections given copyrighted and trademarked goods.
Technology
Fake Allbirds and Glossier Dupes: DTC Brands Are Battling Counterfeits and Knockoffs
Direct-to-consumer brands like Allbirds, Glossier and Rothy’s are battling counterfeiters and copycats. These startups now face a problem even big-budgeted luxury brands can't fix.
Fake Allbirds and Glossier Dupes: DTC Brands Are Battling Counterfeits and Knockoffs
Direct-to-consumer brands like Allbirds, Glossier and Rothy’s are battling counterfeiters and copycats. These startups now face a problem even big-budgeted luxury brands can't fix.
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Luxury
The Rise of Return Fraud and How Retailers Are Fighting Back
Sophisticated counterfeits and a culture of hassle-free returns have created an expensive problem for retailers.
The Rise of Return Fraud and How Retailers Are Fighting Back
Sophisticated counterfeits and a culture of hassle-free returns have created an expensive problem for retailers.
Financial Markets
Alibaba Pays $250 Million to Settle Counterfeiting Warning Lawsuit
The lawsuit accused the e-commerce giant of concealing a regulatory warning about its ability to stop counterfeiting two months before its $25 billion IPO in 2014.
Alibaba Pays $250 Million to Settle Counterfeiting Warning Lawsuit
The lawsuit accused the e-commerce giant of concealing a regulatory warning about its ability to stop counterfeiting two months before its $25 billion IPO in 2014.
News & Analysis
Supreme Breaks Silence on ‘Criminal’ Global Counterfeiting Menace
Sophisticated Italian counterfeiters are damaging the billion-dollar streetwear juggernaut’s brand reputation and may be slowing its post-Carlyle growth plans. In a rare interview, Supreme’s press-shy founder James Jebbia speaks exclusively to BoF.
Supreme Breaks Silence on ‘Criminal’ Global Counterfeiting Menace
Sophisticated Italian counterfeiters are damaging the billion-dollar streetwear juggernaut’s brand reputation and may be slowing its post-Carlyle growth plans. In a rare interview, Supreme’s press-shy founder James Jebbia speaks exclusively to BoF.
Luxury
China Breaks Counterfeit Goods Ring Worth 100 Million Yuan
The case highlights the challenge faced by brands in China, whose products run the risk of being copied.
China Breaks Counterfeit Goods Ring Worth 100 Million Yuan
The case highlights the challenge faced by brands in China, whose products run the risk of being copied.
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News & Analysis
Fighting Fakes Was a Big Reason Behind Amazon's Big Vendor Purge
Counterfeiters can take advantage of Amazon’s system which is designed to let merchants post products quickly and easily after setting up accounts online.
Fighting Fakes Was a Big Reason Behind Amazon's Big Vendor Purge
Counterfeiters can take advantage of Amazon’s system which is designed to let merchants post products quickly and easily after setting up accounts online.
Luxury
A Turning Point for China’s Stance on Counterfeit Luxury Goods
The Chinese government is finally ready to crack down on the country’s black and grey luxury market and better regulate its booming e-commerce sector.
A Turning Point for China’s Stance on Counterfeit Luxury Goods
The Chinese government is finally ready to crack down on the country’s black and grey luxury market and better regulate its booming e-commerce sector.
China
Nike and LVMH Are Sticking Up for China in the Piracy Fight
Executives at two of the biggest victims of counterfeiting praised Beijing’s efforts to crack down on intellectual property abuses.
Nike and LVMH Are Sticking Up for China in the Piracy Fight
Executives at two of the biggest victims of counterfeiting praised Beijing’s efforts to crack down on intellectual property abuses.
Sustainability
Social Goods | The Case Against Underage Models, Criticisms Over Nike's Balaclava
This week, the codes of the modelling industry are changing in the #MeToo world, while Nike receives criticism over selling a balaclava that customers said looks 'menacing.'
Social Goods | The Case Against Underage Models, Criticisms Over Nike's Balaclava
This week, the codes of the modelling industry are changing in the #MeToo world, while Nike receives criticism over selling a balaclava that customers said looks 'menacing.'
The News in Brief
Human Made Discloses $3.6 Million Undercover Purchase Price and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Tokyo-listed company will pay $3.6 million in cash for 100 percent of Undercover, with founder Jun Takahashi relinquishing corporate duties to focus solely on design.
Arizona Accuses L’Oréal of Concealing Cancer Risks Linked to Hair Relaxers
The beauty conglomerate faces over 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by individuals that have been consolidated in a Chicago federal court.
Space NK Names New CEO, Andy Lightfoot Steps Down
Chief marketing officer Emma Simpson-Scott will succeed Lightfoot, who is leaving the UK retailer after seven years at the helm.
EssilorLuxottica Managers Defend CEO After Heir Lashes Out
Twenty top lieutenants to CEO Francesco Milleri came to their boss’s defense in an escalating feud with Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, a son of the founder who abruptly left a senior role at the company.
Zara Owner Looks to US for Next Phase of Growth
Inditex is investing in the US as a key growth market, CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras told Reuters, with store revamps and new openings planned across its Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka brands.
Activist Investor Takes New Stake in Bath & Body Works
The activist investor is recommending the personal-care and fragrance store chain to explore a sale, claiming it has been undervalued and hampered by unstable management.
Arnault Drops Out of World’s Top 10 Richest as US Tech Dominates
The LVMH chairman’s net worth fell to $143 billion on Thursday, pulling him beneath Warren Buffett, Bloomberg reported.