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Amazon and Asmodee Group have jointly filed a lawsuit against two defendants over producing counterfeit versions of the board game giant’s award-winning card game sets, Dixit: Daydreams Expansion and Dixit: Revelations Expansion. The two Brooklyn, New York-based defendants attempted to offer the counterfeit products in Amazon’s store, a violation of …
Read More »Europol’s crackdown on counterfeits seizes over €16 million worth of fake toys
Close to five million counterfeit toys have been seized by police and customs authorities worldwide in a crackdown organised by Europol over the recent festive season. Operation LUDUS, conducted with the support of OLAF and the EUIPO carried out nearly 5,000 inspections across 24 countries between October 19th 2020 and …
Read More »Opinion: Is the Wild West about to be tamed? – Fanattik’s Anthony Marks
Anthony Marks is MD of Fanattik a pop culture specialist, a gifts and collectibles licensee for 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, and Paramount Pictures. He talks us through why the days of the Comic Con counterfeiter may just be numbered As a self-confessed geek I have no problem admitting that I have …
Read More »Dangerous toys ‘could flood the UK’ after Brexit if EU Safety Gate system is blocked, says Which?
Dangerous cars, electrical goods and toys could flood into the UK after Brexit unless the government reforms the current “failing” safety enforcement system, the consumer group Which? said today. The group has said that UK consumers will be ‘vulnerable to delays in spotting and dealing with unsafe products’ if access …
Read More »Halilit warns retailers to check product authenticity as copycat products rear heads
The firm has asked retailers to check all certification thoroughly and wishes to remind retailers and suppliers to "be cautious and alert when offered baby and pre-school instruments that resemble Halilit products."
Read More »40 per cent of US parents don’t verify toy safety when purchasing online
The American industry body has revealed the findings as it reinforces its message that safety should always be a priority when it comes to manufacturing and purchasing toys.
Read More »From counters to counterfeiters: Exploring the issue of knock-off board games
The topic of knock-offs has become a cause of major concern within toy industry, with estimates that between 10 to 12 per cent of toys in the industry are counterfeits. Robert Hutchins takes a look at the issue and asks, on who's shoulders does responsibility rest?
Read More »Zimpli Kids cracks down on online counterfeits in large fight against fakes
The toy company and name behind the hit Slime Baff and Gelli Baff brands has made moves to reduce the number of fake products sold online, the majority of which, it states, emerge from the Alibaba trading platform.
Read More »Toy manufacturer fined for fake Peppa Pig toys in ‘landmark ruling for IP protection’ in China
It has been highlighted as a warning to the “chaotic market, and the first ruling on production copyright infringement, by the ruling judge Ye Shengnan, who heard the case in the eastern city of Hangzhou.
Read More »“Horrifying” stat that counterfeit goods value will hit $2.8tn by 2022 “highlights risk to small brands as well as large”
The International Trademark Association issued a review yesterday highlighting that rising IP theft and pirating will see the value increase from the $1.3 trillion in 2013 to nearly $3 trillion in the next four years.
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