Amazon has accused a pair of social media influencers of promoting counterfeit goods. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday (Sept. 6), the eCommerce giant accuses Kamryn Russell, Ashley Hawat and unnamed co-conspirators of intentionally trying to get around Amazon’s brand protection systems to sell fake versions of...
Amazon said it stopped six million counterfeit products from entering the ecosystem in 2022 as the marketplace expands its Project Zero initiative to get fakes off its platform. In a Tuesday (April 4) blog post, Amazon’s Worldwide Seller Partner Services Vice President Dharmesh Mehta discussed the release of its...
JUUL Labs, an e-cig maker, announced Tuesday (Sept. 11) that it has filed trademark claims against 30 entities in China for selling counterfeit JUUL products on eBay. In a press release, the company said the Federal Court in the Eastern District of Virginia granted it...
The company doth protest too much. And this time, it’s really awkward: At the same time that Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai announced he was purchasing 49 percent of the Brooklyn Nets NBA franchise, the company’s shopping sites were loaded with fake Nets gear. In some...
November 01, 2023
Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) sued or referred for investigation more than 1,300 criminals and disposed of 6 million counterfeit products last year. These actions took place in China, the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom and the United States, Amazon said in a Wednesday (Nov. 1) press release. Formed in 2020, the CCU has invested […]
September 06, 2023
Amazon has accused a pair of social media influencers of promoting counterfeit goods. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday (Sept. 6), the eCommerce giant accuses Kamryn Russell, Ashley Hawat and unnamed co-conspirators...
September 11, 2018
JUUL Labs, an e-cig maker, announced Tuesday (Sept. 11) that it has filed trademark claims against 30 entities in China for selling counterfeit JUUL products on eBay. In a press...
