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Taobao has been added to the USTR counterfeit blacklist for the second successive year for selling suspected fake items on its shopping platform. However, the Chinese e-commerce giant says the listing does not reflect its IP-protection efforts. Owned by…
Alibaba Group has called for tougher laws, stricter enforcement and stiffer penalties to crack down on purveyors of counterfeit goods in China. At a press conference at its headquarters in Hangzhou, Alibaba said China’s “ambiguous counterfeiting laws” were…
Even as it announces record revenues and net profit, Apple says it has sold fewer iPhones in the first quarter and is bracing for a fall in sales in its critical Chinese market. “It’s becoming more apparent that there are some signs of economic softness,”…
Hong Kong Customs officials report they have arrested a record number of teenagers for selling counterfeit goods online via social media. According to a report in the South China Morning Post, officials have arrested double the number of teenagers in the…
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