Recently Alibaba efficiently fights against counterfeits on its e-commerce-platforms like Tmall or Taobao. The internet giant is also willing to closely cooperate with brand owners. As a result, more and more new businesses start to emerge with the aim to gain profit. Unfortunately, their actions are often based on unfair means. The main business of… Continue reading Black Sheep in Anti-Counterfeiting – A New Challenge for Alibaba
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Alibaba Sues Counterfeiters on its Platform
For years, foreign brand owners have complained about the large numbers of fakes being offered on the Chinese online marketplaces Alibaba and Taobao. Indeed are those platforms full of counterfeit products and most brand owners think that Alibaba is not putting enough effort into combatting the surge of fakes on offer. Yet now Alibaba reacts… Continue reading Alibaba Sues Counterfeiters on its Platform
Court condems Chinese website due to unfair competition
In an precedent case at the end of 2015, a chinese online vendor selling genuine Avène products claimed to be an official Avène website. The Changsha Intermedia People’s Court found that an act of unfair competition based on Article 2 of the Anti-unfair Competition Law. In 2014 Pierre Fabre, owner of the registered trademark EAU… Continue reading Court condems Chinese website due to unfair competition
