Additionally, the MarkMonitor Shopping Report examined multiple demographic factors--including age, income, education levels, and household size--and found there were minimal demographic differences between online consumers who seek out
counterfeit goods and those who are simply bargain hunters for legitimate goods.
As a crime which touches virtually everyone in one way or another,
counterfeit goods pose a serious risk to consumer health and safety.
Mr Lake said those buying clearly knew they were getting
counterfeit goods.
Murtarza Hassan, 24, who pleaded guilty to six counts of offering
counterfeit good for sale, was sentenced to six months.
There has to be increased monitoring by the Port Authority to ensure unsafe
counterfeit goods never reach stores and the hands of consumers," Hani Redwan, a Saudi citizen told Arab News.
We have had signs up for many years saying
counterfeit goods will not be allowed to be sold," he said.
The
counterfeit goods, which were destroyed in batches, included bags, shoes, accessories, mobile phones, sunglasses, cosmetics, soap, lotion, and auto parts.
The
counterfeit goods of several leading brands, including bags, shoes, accessories, mobile phones, sunglasses, cosmetics, soap, lotion and auto parts were confiscated following field visits and random inspection campaigns conducted by his division.
Omar Shteiwi, chairman of the Board at the BPG and Regional Intellectual Property Adviser for NestlA[c] Middle East, said: "The volume of
counterfeit goods in the world according to the BPG figures are $150 billion.
It seized all the
counterfeit goods after tracking the fake electric cables and was able to identify those who were receiving these cables and who were then selling them to shops inside and outside the country.
Data published by the European Commission on the number of customs cases against
counterfeit goods show that the UK faces a major problem with imported counterfeit products, says City law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC).
We have a duty to protect local consumers which means that our targeted effort to reduce
counterfeit goods in the county can result in vast amounts of these being seized," said county councillor Ben Adams.
