LXA wins lawsuit against counterfeiters for Coty

Amsterdam Criminal Court Rules Against Counterfeiters Accused of Habitual Money Laundering (1)

Amsterdam criminal court rules against counterfeiters accused of habitual money laundering

Two persons were summoned to the Amsterdam Criminal Court after a criminal investigation found evidence that they were producing counterfeit Goose, Parajumpers, and Stone Island jackets – and were also engaging in habitual money laundering.

End of the ride: Dutch theme park intercepts counterfeit vouchers

Dutch theme park Julianatoren intercepted counterfeit vouchers on e-commerce platform Marktplaats.nl and brought the case before the District Court in Arhem. The Court found the counterfeiter liable for copyright infringement and awarded reputational damages to the plaintiff. Read more...

Notorious platform Wish.com loses lawsuit against REACT after refusal to disclose seller info

Platform Wish.com owned by (ContextLogic) is a concern for many brand owners. Counterfeit products are abundantly available on the platform. It was for a good reason REACT decided to take Wish.com to Court earlier this March. On April 26, 2021 the Amsterdam Court ruled in favor of REACT that Wish.com should disclose the information of its users who have been active in selling counterfeit. A new and important victory for brand owners and their representatives in the fight against platforms trying to hide behind rules on privacy when asked by brand owners to share the information they have.

Smokey and the Bandit part #2

In December 2020, the Court of Appeal in The Hague rendered a decision in a case concerning the seizure of a batch of tobacco sticks on its way to the Philippines physically present at the ECT terminal in Rotterdam. The goods were qualified as goods in transit, not intended for import into the EU.

REQUEST TO LIFT SEIZURE OF HEETS (PHILIP MORRIS) TOBACCO STICKS IN TRANSIT GONE UP IN SMOKE

In a preliminary Court decision the Court of Rotterdam ruled on October 19, 2020 in favor of Philip Morris in a ‘goods-in-transit’-case.

DUTCH COURT GOES DUTCH ON COUNTERFEIT BICYCLE SELLER. COURT RUNS A FLAT TIRE.

Is public prosecutor preparing for revenge in the next etappe?

COUNTERFEIT PROBLEM ASKS FOR MORE AND BETTER CUSTOMS INSPECTIONS

Different international institutions, such as OECD, ICC, EUIPO’s Observatory on IP infringements have recently published impressive evidence based studies to get a better understanding of the magnitude of the problem of the counterfeit business for the official – read tax paying – economy.