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Court decision scores knockout for Tiffany against jewelry knockoffs

A New York federal court has handed down a judgment in favor of Tiffany & Co. against Starglam Inc. and its principal owner, enjoining them from any further illegal use or infringement of the Tiffany name and trademark both online and offline.

Posted 08/08/2007Bill BriggsPost a comment

/ Technology

Brand owners face obstacles in tracking online sellers of counterfeit goods

As the sale of counterfeit brand name items on the Internet grows, more companies are taking to the web to search out fakes, but their task is not easy, says Glen G. Gieschen, managing director of Gieschen Consultancy.

Posted 06/13/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Feds Say Up to 90% of Memorabilia Is Fake

Think that autographed Mark McGwire baseball that you've been eyeing on an online auction site is a steal? Buy it, and you just might be right, according to U.S. law enforcement officials. A federal investigation shows that 50% to 90% of memorabilia being sold in today's $1 billion market could be fake. During a recent investigation that ended on April 11, the U.S. Attorney's Office, FBI and Internal Revenue Service busted a multimillion-dollar...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment

Bogus Brands and the Internet

No longer are counterfeiters limited to selling goods at flea markets, on the street or in other venues outside the retail mainstream. The web has extended counterfeiters’ reach around the world—and made them harder than ever to find

Posted 08/01/2005Internet RetailerPost a comment

Tiffany suit seeks to settle who’s responsible for fakes at eBay

Tiffany has filed a suit charging eBay with “direct and contributory trademark counterfeiting and infringement” after a survey commissioned by Tiffany found that 73% of items identified under its brand on eBay were fakes.

Posted 07/29/2004Internet RetailerPost a comment

/ Press Release

MarkMonitor Provides Online Counterfeit Protection for GN Store Nord

Hands-Free Headsets Online Channel Protection from MarkMonitor Stops Illicit Online Sales on Internet Auction Sites San Francisco, Calif. – February 13, 2007 – MarkMonitor®, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, today announced that GN, the world leader in innovative headset solutions, has implemented Online Channel Protection(TM) from MarkMonitor to help protect its most popular Jabra® and GN Netcom products from illicit online...

Posted 02/13/2007