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NBA, MLB and NHL Target Online Counterfeiters

2019/10/17

Several sports organisations have filed a joint lawsuit against suspected online counterfeiters allegedly based in China.
The complaint, filed on October 14, at the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, is against unnamed operators of online websites and user accounts on a number of online marketplaces.
 
According to the filings, the suspected counterfeiters sell fake versions of National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball, National Hockey League and Oklahoma University merchandise.
 
The complaint said the counterfeiters create online stores “by the dozens” and design them to appear to be selling genuine sports merchandise.
 
The complaint said these tactics make it “virtually impossible” for the brands to learn of the counterfeiters’ true identities.
 
The organisations said that aside from operating their own websites, the alleged counterfeiters were also selling fake goods on platforms such as iOffer, eBay, AliExpress, Alibaba, Amazon and Wish.com.
 
Source: trademarksandbrandsonline.com



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