Counterfeiting
Fight against counterfeiting: Amazon introduces the Transparency code
Fight against counterfeiting: Amazon introduces the Transparency code
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Parmigiano vs Parmesan
The EU Commission has given the green light to the possibility of registering trademarks in the name of Parmesan in Japan
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Fight against counterfeit - trainings for the customs officials to recognize fake products
Fight against counterfeit - trainings for the customs officials to recognize fake products
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Counterfeiting in Italy
According to recent studies of Confindustria, counterfeiting costs about 18 billions a year and subtracts to the Italian Revenue Office about five billions....
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Infringement on the major e-commerce platforms
A recent study, conducted by the Ministry of Economic Development, in collaboration with Assocalzaturificio and Anfao, that examined 700 thousand documents
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Ferragamo wins against counterfeiting
Salvatore Ferragamo Group scored an important victory in the battle against counterfeiting.
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16 websites closed
Sixteen websites, selling more than 400 thousand counterfeit designer clothes and apparel items, as well as accessories by well-known domestic and foreign brands,
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Gucci trade mark counterfeiting
The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida has recently awarded Gucci America, Inc...
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Seizure of Italian cheeses protected by Indication of Origin
During the ANUGA world fair of food...
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New regulation on Customs enforcement of IP rights
On June 12, 2013 the EU Regulation No. 608/2013 concerning Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights has been approved...
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Invasion of Chinese Vespas during Milan moto fair
Authorities have recently seized 6 vespas and have shut down 5 stands during the cycle and motorcycle exhibition...
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A national plan for strengthening the counterfeiting fight
The Anticounterfeiting National Council (CNAC), that has its seat at the Ministry of the Economic Development, has introduced on November 19th...
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Denied the protection under art. 473 c.p. for not-registered trademarks
In judgment no. 25273 of 12 April-26 June 2012, the Supreme Criminal Court has denied the criminal protection pursuant to Art. 473 of the Criminal Code...
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ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement)
The European Commission referred to the European Court of Justice asking for an opinion on the compliance of the agreement...
Read more.."Anti-counterfeiting in the EU: theory and practice" by Catharina Waller
As part of the creation of a single market, the EU has introduced an EU-wide framework for preventing the importation and export of counterfeit goods....
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The French Court reduced the fine for eBay
The Court of Appeal in Paris significantly reduced, from €38.5 millions to €5.7 millions, the fine that eBay will have to pay to LVMH...
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Introduction of a new anti-counterfeiting website
As of 21 July 2010 a new website (www.uibm.gov.it) of the Anti – Counterfeiting Direction of the Italian Trademark and Patent Office has been activated...
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A traffic of false Panini picture-cards has been foiled
The provincial command of the Guardia di Finanza of Latina foiled a traffic of false Panini picture-cards from the collection "2009-10 football players"...
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THE RESULTS OF THE RECENT ITALIAN LAW ON MADE IN: 46 MILIONS FAKE GOODS SEIZED
Nearly 46 millions of fake goods seized. This is the first result of four months of applying the new standard for the protection of the Made in Italy...
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Filing an application for registration is sufficient to trigger trademark’s criminal protection
A recent decision concerning false Rubik's Cubes (Cass. Pen. 20 November, 2009, no. 4217) stated that filing an application...
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An anti-counterfeiting task force in Milan
"The goal is always to raise public awareness on the need to fight a phenomenon that, over the last ten years, has increased by 1600%...
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Over 14.000 Gillette razors seized in Venice
With a blitz carried out close to the "Marco Polo" Airport in Venice, on December 12 , 2009, the Italian Guardia di Finanza has discovered...
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New rules for the label "Made in Italy" for clothing
The Italian House of Representative passed, with 543 yes and one no, a bill whose purpose is to introduce a new regulation for the textile, footwear...
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Confiscations in Rome, found 65,000 fake football team T-shirts
Over 65.000 counterfeited T-shirts of football teams were seized by officers of the Railway Police of Lazio at the end of an operation...
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International Anti-counterfeiting Treaty and European reactions
After the consecration of the Sarkozy doctrine concerning Internet disconnections in France and in the light of the rumours about the ACTA...
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