Counterfeiters news and archive

Alibaba's Jack Ma blames "outdated" law for fakes

Alibaba's founder Jack Ma urged stronger penalties for selling counterfeits Tuesday in an open letter arguing that "outdated and unrealistic" laws and regulations "encourage" selling and making of fake products. Alibaba has come under fire in recent years for the ease at which knock-off goods are available to consumers on its online Taobao...

Business

Alibaba rejects Kering's counterfeit lawsuit

London - Although Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is no stranger to being accusations concerning counterfeiting, the company has stepped forward and denounced a lawsuit filed last week by luxury conglomerate Kering, which claimed the Internet titan was encouraging and profiting from the sale of falsified products. Kering, parent company of...

Fashion

Salvatore Ferragamo's ongoing battle against counterfeiting

During it continuous fight against the fake goods industry, where the Internet has become the main channel for trading counterfeit items, Italian luxury goods company Salvatore Ferragamo has managed to block 345 websites selling counterfeit goods and recover 91 domain names. According to a recent study, funded by government body officials and...