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The INFORM Act Passes; Combating Counterfeiting with Transparency in Online Sales

By Heather McDonald, Robb Beckerlegge, Kevin Wallace, Megan Corrigan and Sydney Park on January 18, 2023 Posted in FTC

The recent passage of the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (INFORM Act) bears significant implications for brand owners and online marketplaces. For brand owners, the disclosure of collected information could yield valuable intelligence about possible counterfeiters. Such information can be used to help brand owners enforce their rights by … Continue Reading

President Trump’s Continued Focus on Counterfeit Goods

By Megan Corrigan, Heather McDonald, Robb Beckerlegge and Kevin Wallace on November 9, 2020 Posted in Counterfeit

On Oct. 13, President Donald Trump signed a “Memorandum on Stopping Counterfeit Trafficking on E-Commerce Platforms Through Fines and Civil Penalties.”[1] This memorandum builds on his prior Jan. 31 executive order, discussed in the first article of this series, on the increased focus in 2020 on combating the sale of counterfeit goods. The president’s latest … Continue Reading

The Legislative Branch’s Answer to Stopping Counterfeit Goods: The SHOP SAFE Act

By Megan Corrigan, Heather McDonald, Robb Beckerlegge and Kevin Wallace on November 2, 2020 Posted in Counterfeit

This post is the second in our ongoing series on the heightened focus in 2020 on combating the sale of counterfeit goods. Our first article focused on the actions of the executive branch, while this article discusses the actions of the legislative branch in the fight against the sale of counterfeit goods. In early March, … Continue Reading

US Government Cracks Down on Counterfeits in 2020

By Megan Corrigan, Heather McDonald, Robb Beckerlegge and Kevin Wallace on March 18, 2020 Posted in Counterfeit

Combating counterfeit goods has become a serious focus of the U.S. government in 2020. This article is the first in an ongoing series about the actions being taken in this fight and the implications for e-commerce platforms and companies seeking to protect their brands from the threat of counterfeit goods. The U.S. Department of Homeland … Continue Reading

Five Counterfeit Hotspots in New York that Brand Owners Must Be Aware Of

By Heather McDonald and Robb Beckerlegge on November 8, 2019 Posted in Trademark

The issue of fake goods in New York City has been widely covered for a number of years. For example, earlier this year, the South China Morning Post looked at the “rising counterfeit market” in New York, especially around luxury goods. It pointed out a recent investigation from the US government that led to the … Continue Reading

To Cajole to Threaten: How Best to Curb Online Counterfeiting

By Robb Beckerlegge on August 13, 2019 Posted in Patent

I. Introduction The Trump administration, addressing efforts to curb online counterfeiting, has called for heightened collaboration, at times suggesting providing private parties with technological resources to help combat online counterfeiting. At the same time, the administration has bemoaned the lack of accountability among online third-party intermediaries and called for “clean[ing] up this Wild West of … Continue Reading