Knockoff News 24
A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and the culture of copying in general around the globe:
- Montex v. Diesel: Aiding and abetting the transport of counterfeits? (English summary here)
- Googleplexed: Vuitton triumphs in infringement lawsuit (French summary here)
- Alphabet soup: IP on G8 agenda
- German trademark group calls for stronger minimum penalties, destruction of counterfeits
- Oh those Russians: Moscow a major counterfeit junction
- Swoosh: US Ambassador, Nike exec praise Malta Customs
- Faked out: Shanghai says no to knockoffs
- Lights out: Xiangyang market is no more
- Seek & ye shall find: Fake goods thrive despite Xiangyang closure
- Free trade: Opening of Nathu La Pass will reduce price of fakes in India (More here)
- Fakes are us: The Australian-Hungary counterfeit empire
- Dragnet: Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Michigan, South Carolina, South Africa, UAE, Hong Kong
- Could you spot a fake?
- The cost of fakery
- Real trademark issues in virtual worlds (Hat tip: The fabulous Trademark Blog)
And a 5 part series on the high cost of piracy:
