Further Reading
Anti-counterfeiting online
- Tencent’s latest brand protection report points to drop in enforcement activity (16 March 2023)
- Combatting counterfeits in the livestream environment: exclusive interview with Douyin’s global IP counsel (19 December 2022)
- Malicious infringement complaints emerging as new challenge as IP awareness grows, says JD.com (9 December 2022)
- Mercado Libre reports infringement drop, but IP protection top concern in Chile (5 December 2022)
- “Bad actors will be held accountable”: behind the scenes at Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit (26 October 2022)
- Five Minutes with… Lazada (17 October 2022)
- Five minutes with… ByteDance (5 October 2022)
- Amazon reveals takedown number and $900 million investment in brand protection services (9 June 2022)
- Alibaba report shows uptick in enforcement effort as brand engagement sets new record (31 March 2022)
- Tommy Hilfiger and Under Armour among first to join Mercado Libre’s new Anti-counterfeiting Alliance (30 November 2021)
- ‘Dupe culture’ grows on TikTok; why this helps counterfeiters and harms brands (5 November 2020)
- ‘Counterfeit goods are strictly prohibited’ – Tokopedia responds to brand owner concerns (27 October 2020)
- TikTok transparency report reveals positive data for IP owners (7 January 2020)
- Counterfeits on TikTok: IP enforcement best practices (10 June 2019)
- Alibaba Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance seized $536.2 million in fake goods last year: WTR exclusive (28 March 2019)
Enforcement actions on the ground
- SMEs suffering from IP infringement have 34% less chance of survival, EUIPO report says (3 February 2023)
- Fighting counterfeits through innovative enforcement, lawsuits, and awareness campaigns – the Canon way (18 January 2023)
- Trademark litigation hits new high in US (11 January 2023)