December 21st, 2011 by admin
18 December 2011 Last updated at 19:03 ET Share this page By James Melik Reporter, Business Daily, BBC World Service Fake perfumes and cosmetics can cause allergies which prevent the wearer using genuine products Tempted to buy a bottle of luxury brand perfume or aftershave at a bargain price from a street vendor? Think again [...]
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December 8th, 2011 by admin
A trader at a market on Portland has been prosecuted after Trading Standards officers seized more than 600 counterfeit items from him. Timothy David Smale, 46 of Weston-super-Mare, was sentenced on Thursday, 1 December at Weymouth Magistrates Court having previously pleaded guilty to two offences of possessing unsafe electrical items for supply, and nine offences of [...]
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October 26th, 2011 by admin
Oct 6 2011 by Joe Thomas, Southport Visiter TRADING Standards and police conducted a joint raid on a retail business suspected of selling counterfeit goods. The team swooped on two homes and a business in Birkdale yesterday morning. The raid came after months of research by Trading Standards – including co-operation with the Visiter. Earlier [...]
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January 24th, 2011 by admin
TRENTON, N.J. – The seizure of $150,000 in fake goods at Rice’s Market near New Hope is just part of a trend for the New Year: the Feds going after people who sell -and buy – counterfeit goods. This month alone, customs agents seized $250,000 worth of items at a swap-meet in New Orleans, $350,000 [...]
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December 15th, 2010 by admin
LUXEMBOURG (AFP) – US online auction site eBay won preliminary backing from Europe's highest court Thursday in a copyright battle with French cosmetics giant L'Oreal. European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general Niilo Jaaskinen said eBay could not be held responsible for copyright infringement unless expressly notified of fraud. The website could only be found [...]
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