Birkin, Lululemon, and TikTok: How China is using the tariff war for luxury goods to go direct from factory to your feedChinese factories are turning to TikTok to directly market luxury goods like yoga pants and handbags, claiming they come from the same prod...
17 Apr, 2025, 07.36 PM IST
Designer Gaurav Gupta takes on fashion fakesFashion designer Gaurav Gupta is combatting counterfeit luxury products in India, filing nine lawsuits in the Delhi High Court. Gupta, whos...
14 Jul, 2024, 09.15 AM IST
‘It’ designer Gaurav Gupta takes on counterfeiters, files 9 cases with Delhi High Court suing them for Rs 2 crore eachDesigner Gaurav Gupta is taking a leading role in combating counterfeit luxury products in India. He has filed nine cases with the Delhi Hi...
14 Jul, 2024, 06.05 AM IST
US steps up watch against counterfeit goods; Indians leave your fake Adidas, Gucci back homeThe US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently intensified efforts to combat the smuggling of counterfeit luxury products, leading...
20 Jun, 2024, 09.19 AM IST
Traditional methods insufficient to control counterfeiting in luxury retail market: QilaLuxury goods retail faces a $30 billion annual loss due to counterfeiting, prompting a shift to advanced technologies like blockchain and t...
21 May, 2024, 02.07 PM IST
Counterfeits constitute 25-30 pc of the market: ReportAs much as 27 per cent of consumers are unaware that products are counterfeit at the time of purchase, but 31 per cent willingly purchase s...
23 Jan, 2023, 10.42 PM IST
Amazon may breach trademark rights over fake Louboutin adsThe EU's top court said that users could mistakenly think that Amazon itself is selling shoes on behalf of Louboutin, noting that it may be...
22 Dec, 2022, 09.18 PM IST
Amazon, Cartier sue counterfeiters for selling fake luxury goods on InstagramAmazon has invested more than $900 million and employed more than 12,000 people dedicated to protecting customers and brands.
17 Jun, 2022, 12.36 PM IST
Spike in counterfeiting of PPE kits, sanitisers during COVID lockdown: ReportThe top five sectors which have been most affected by counterfeiting are -- alcohol, tobacco, FMCG packaged goods, currency and pharmaceuti...
10 Jun, 2021, 10.22 PM IST
Facebook, Gucci file joint lawsuit against alleged counterfeiterOnline sales of luxury handbags, shoes and garments have boomed over the past year as the coronavirus pandemic forced retailers to temporar...
27 Apr, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
Louis Vuitton takes Chinese e-tailer to HC over 'fakes'The French luxury brand asked the court for an ad interim injunction restraining Club Factory and its agents from importing, distributing a...
07 Jul, 2020, 08.29 AM IST
After India ban, Club Factory gets another joltThe French luxury giant asked the court for an ad interim injunction restraining Club Factory and its agents from importing, distributing a...
06 Jul, 2020, 07.35 PM IST
Delhi HC directs e-commerce site to ensure products for sale on portal are not counterfeitsIt said that if the counterfeits do not turn out to be up to the mark, it is trademark owner's equity and customer base that is diluted or ...
04 Nov, 2018, 11.34 AM IST
A third of ecommerce buyers get counterfeit productsAmong the leading ecommerce sites, consumers said they had received counterfeit products on Snapdeal at 12%, while 11% said Amazon and 6% c...
24 Apr, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
Luxury labels like Armani, Bottega Veneta stay off virtual retail storesExperts say luxury is all about touch and feel and companies may be concerned about exclusivity and sale of counterfeits on the net.
15 Oct, 2014, 06.34 AM IST
Fake luxury products market in India to double by 2015: StudyThe counterfeit luxury retail market in India is likely to double to Rs 5,600 crore by 2015.
14 Jan, 2014, 04.41 PM IST
Luxury brands like Hermes, Gucci & others to take on faster growing fakes in IndiaPopular brands such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Bvlgari diamonds, Rolex watches and Prada dresses are counterfeited and sold widely in India.
28 Aug, 2013, 05.28 PM IST