Fake Items Sought Licensing Company and University law enforcement officials will be patrolling theTennessee marketplace in search of counterfeit merchandise throughout the 1997 http://dailybeacon.utk.edu/issues/v76/n3/merch.3n.html
Extractions: Representatives from the University of Tennessee, the Collegiate Licensing Company and University law enforcement officials will be patrolling the Tennessee marketplace in search of counterfeit merchandise throughout the 1997-98 football season. Enforcement efforts will kick-off this weekend, surrounding the season- opener against Texas Tech. "On gamedays especially, we see a problem with people from out of the area, or even from Knoxville, selling merchandise on the side of the streets or out of the back of a pick-up truck. This causes a problem for us because the university has not licensed the product," said Sara Phillips, director of licensing for the university. According to a press release from the Collegiate Licensing Company, counterfeit merchandise jeopardizes the quality standards of the University. In addition, UT receives a percentage on each piece of officially licensed merchandise sold. The sale of counterfeit merchandise costs the University of Tennessee thousands of dollars in lost revenue each year. As the exclusive licensing representative for UT, CLC is responsible for protecting and enforcing the University's trademark rights. UT licensing revenues are used for scholarships and student activities.
Police 'crack Down' On Fake Goods The sale of counterfeit merchandise can cost those two schools and the SEC thousandsof dollars in lost revenues each year, according to a press release from http://dailybeacon.utk.edu/issues/v76/n68/bogus.69n.html
Extractions: What University of Tennessee football game would be complete without the orange and white merchandise and all the other trimmings? However, not all of those Big Orange souvenirs are on the up and up. Therefore, law enforcement officers and officials of the Collegiate Licensing Company will crack down on unlicensed football merchandise during the SEC Championship Game Saturday. All universities registered with CLC both UT and Auburn are Êreceive a percentage from the sale of officially licensed merchandise. The sale of counterfeit merchandise can cost those two schools and the SEC thousands of dollars in lost revenues each year, according to a press release from CLC. All counterfeit merchandise is subject to seizure, and counterfeiters who are caught will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. A total of $200 billion worth of counterfeit sports products exists in the United States, said Dianne Kopf, director of public information at CLC. These items can include anything from T-shirts to purses to "anything you can imagine." Since 1992, $70 million worth of bogus athletic merchandise has been seized by the Coalition to Advance the Protection of Sport Logos, Kopf said. All four professional sports leagues, the NHL, MLB, NFL and NBA, are members.
Extractions: $3.3 MILLION FINE AND RESTITUTION FOR CHICAGO-AREA COMPANY WASHINGTON, D.C. - A computer hardware firm based in a Chicago suburb today pleased guilty to violating a federal criminal trademark law by distributing computer memory boards in counterfeit International Business Machine Corp. (IBM) boxes. The defendant, Desktop Sales, Inc., now doing business as VisionTek, Inc., based in Gurnee, Ill., pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $3.3 million in fines and restitution. The payment equals three times the $1.1 million profit that VisionTek made from selling the counterfeit merchandise. "This case demonstrates that counterfeiting does not pay," said James Robinson, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division. "The fine of $2.2 Million is one of the largest ever for a criminal trademark case in the United States," said Scott Charney, Chief of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the Criminal Division. According to the plea agreement, the company purchased computer memory chips and modules used to upgrade the memory capacity of personal computers. The company then took these products, which were not manufactured by or under the authority of IBM, and packaged them in counterfeit IBM box sets. Because the products appeared to be produced by IBM, the company was able to resell them at a premium price. In fact, however, the purchaser received non-IBM memory chips and modules, and did not receive the benefits of the special packaging protections contained in legitimate IBM box sets. Between January 1991 and May 1993, the company sold approximately 30,000 units of memory chips in counterfeit IBM boxes , earning $11.1 million- $1.1 million more than they would have if the products had not been sold in counterfeit boxes.
VIIprevent Much counterfeit merchandise is produced overseas and makes its wayto the US underground market through illicit means. Customs http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/press/VIIprevent.htm
Extractions: Rapidly expanding commerce helps the American people, but more activity can also provide greater opportunities to criminals to misuse the trade and financial systems that facilitate the flow of goods and services between countries. . . . With the increased sophistication of financial systems, governments must address the vulnerabilities of these systems in a world where it is easier than ever to transfer money from one financial institution to the next, and from one country to the next. Robert E. Rubin Secretary of the Treasury July 23, 1996 More than one trillion dollars of merchandise moves in international trade across U.S. borders each year. Over 400 laws apply to merchandise as it crosses borders. These laws protect the American public from health and environmental threats, trade in endangered species, and violations of fair trade and intellectual property rights. They also ensure U.S. national security interests are advanced by enforcing economic sanctions against hostile regimes and international criminals and by preventing the export of sensitive technology to inappropriate destinations. These laws must be applied quickly and effectively without impeding the free flow of legitimate goods. International criminals who seek to profit by undercutting America's trade laws may be less visible than drug or alien smugglers, but they remain a significant threat to our national security and economic stability. Investigators have found that trade crime is often one piece in the complex puzzle underlying international criminal offenses, such as arms smuggling, drug trafficking, and money laundering.
License Checks for Counterfeit UT Merchandise Set (275). counterfeit merchandise is subjectto seizure and those selling unlicensed goods will be prosecuted, he said. http://pr.tennessee.edu/news/aug97/license.htm
Extractions: Aug. 28, 1997 Checks for Counterfeit UT Merchandise Set (275) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Representatives from Collegiate Licensing Co. will be on the lookout for counterfeit collegiate merchandise being sold to fans attending the Tennessee-Texas Tech game Saturday. Bruce Siegal, CLC vice president and general counsel, said the company will work closely with Knoxville law enforcement officials and representatives from the University of Tennessee in patrolling the marketplace before, during and after the game. Counterfeit merchandise is subject to seizure and those selling unlicensed goods will be prosecuted, he said. ''Protecting the integrity and reputation of the University of Tennessee is our primary concern,'' Siegal said. ''By working with law enforcement officials, we are able to deter the sale of counterfeit merchandise and provide an atmosphere where only officially licensed merchandise is sold.'' UT's licensing revenues are used for student scholarships and other activities, Sara Phillips, UT's director of licensing, said. CLC and university representatives also will look for merchandise that might violate NCAA regulations. Use of a student athlete's name or photo could threaten the player's eligibility, Phillips said.
News Warning Of Counterfeit/Unauthorised Merchandise At Trade in counterfeit merchandise affects legitimate suppliers and can leadto them going out of business resulting in higher prices in shops. . http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/2002/07/16_02.sa.367.shtml
Unauthorized Vendors Targeted In Crackdown Jennifer Larson, university services coordinator for CLC, said Manhattan has nothad too many problems with counterfeit merchandise in the past, but in recent http://www.kstatecollegian.com/issues/v104/fa/n034/news/news.countereift.barrett
Extractions: Kansas State Collegian Before the kickoff of the K-State/Kansas game this weekend, the Collegiate Licensing Company will be searching Manhattan retailers for counterfeit K-State merchandise. Jennifer Larson, university services coordinator for CLC, said Manhattan has not had too many problems with counterfeit merchandise in the past, but in recent years there have been more occurrences. "There have been a few minor issues," Larson said. "The counterfeit retailers usually show up during the big game between rivals, so that is why we are searching this weekend." John Fairman, assistant vice president for university relations, said the last time CLC came to K-State, it only found two counterfeit products. "Last year the CLC came to search during the Texas game and the Nebraska game," Fairman said. "They found two products that were distributed by licensees, but were not approved by the university." CLC defines counterfeit merchandise as products that bear the logos or marks of K-State but do not have proper university authorization for sale. Fairman said universities such as the University of Michigan and Ohio State University have had problems with the sales of counterfeit merchandise.
AU-licensing AUBURN Representatives from The Collegiate Licensing Company will be in searchof counterfeit merchandise at the AuburnAlabama football game on Saturday. http://www.auburn.edu/administration/univrel/news/archive/11_95news/11_95licensi
Extractions: Both universities receive a percentage on each piece of officially licensed merchandise sold, but the sale of counterfeit merchandise costs Auburn University and the University of Alabama thousands of dollars in lost revenues each year. As the exclusive licensing representative for both universities, CLC is responsible for protecting and enforcing the universities' trademark rights. As one of the most heated rivalries in the nation, the Auburn-Alabama game is a potential target for counterfeiters who want to produce and sell knock-off merchandise. CLC representatives have been present at the annual showdown for the past 10 years, a nd have worked closely with law enforcement officials statewide to combat the counterfeiting problem. This year, CLC will work closely with Auburn law enforcement officials, along with representatives from AU, to patrol the marketplace before, during and after the game. All counterfeit merchandise is subject to seizure, and counterfeiters will be apprehended and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, says Bruce Siegal, vice president and general counsel for CLC.
Extractions: The recordation with Customs of trademarks and tradenames registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office gives the owner protection against the unauthorized importation of merchandise bearing those trademarks or trade names. "Counterfeit" merchandise is generally defined as merchandise that bears containing a false trademark which is identical or substantially indistinguishable from a registered trademark. A "confusingly similar" trademark resembles the genuine trademark so as to be likely to cause the public to associate the copy with the genuine mark. How Do You Get Customs To Enforce Your Company's Intellectual Property Rights? As soon as the application is received and approved by Customs, the information is distributed nationwide to over 20,000 Customs officers located at the 301 ports of entry in the United States. The information, including a computerized three dimensional picture of the IPR, sets forth the terms and conditions of appropriate import of the IPR. After recordation, whenever documentation is presented to Customs at a port of entry regarding the import of the foreign merchandise, a Customs officer or Customs computer has the information needed to identify any suspicious goods, and physically examine them. Upon examination by an Inspector of the Trade Enforcement Team (TET), Customs may detain merchandise it believes may be counterfeit, for up to 30 days and issue the importer a detention notice. If the importer does not prove it is authorized by the IPR holder to import the merchandise, the cargo is seized. A Notice of Seizure is issued stating the reasons for the seizure, and setting forth the procedures to challenge the action. Customs' seizure rights extend to counterfeit merchandise merely transmitting the United States en route to third countries, or remaining under Customs bond in a Customs warehouse or foreign trade zone.
Trademarks And Copyrights 133.25. After being forfeited, the counterfeit merchandise must alwaysbe destroyed unless the trademark holder agrees otherwise. http://www.becker-poliakoff.com/publications/newsletters/gtc/junejuly98/trademar
The Michigan Daily Online Department walk and drive the streets of Ann Arbor three to four hours before andafter University games looking for vendors selling counterfeit merchandise. http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1996/sep/09-27-96/news/news2.html
Extractions: Daily Staff Reporter The Block 'M,' the green Spartan and the Colorado buffalo generate billions of dollars in revenue each year for licensed university vendors. And each year, billions more are lost to counterfeiters. In an effort to crack down on counterfeiters, University officials patrol vending areas before football games, checking the labels of T-shirts, pennants and sweatshirts for the University's trademark. A vendor who plans to sell merchandise bearing the University of Michigan name is required to apply to The Collegiate Licensing Company in Atlanta for a license. CLC is the leading collegiate licensing representative, representing 70 percent of the college market. The final decision on whether or not to grant a license is made by the University Director of Licensing Tirrel Burton and Athletic Director Joe Roberson. "It's based on the product and the quality thereof," Burton said of the decision. Licenses are not granted to persons wishing to use the University's name on merchandise that is religiously or politically controversial or is associated with liquor or tobacco. The Athletic Department receives 7.5 percent of the wholesale price of the merchandise in royalties, which are then deposited into the Athletic Department Scholarship Fund. Last year, the University generated $4.7 million from licensing royalties.
Click Here! from the Collegiate Licensing Co., in conjunction with Oxford and campus law enforcementofficials, will scout for counterfeit merchandise today when the http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0209/07/m07.html
Extractions: rcummins@clarionledger.com What's hot: Eli Manning. What's not: Merchandise bearing the likeness or name of the high-profile Ole Miss football player that's not sanctioned by the university. Representatives from the Collegiate Licensing Co., in conjunction with Oxford and campus law enforcement officials, will scout for counterfeit merchandise today when the Rebels host the visiting University of Memphis Tigers. Ole Miss and Memphis have teamed efforts with CLC, their exclusive licensing representative, to prevent thousands of dollars in lost revenue due to merchandise counterfeiters. Not just Eli Manning souvenirs but anything unlicensed bearing the university's names and symbols is subject to scrutiny. "We haven't received specific complaints, but the university and our company decided it would be a good time to come in and patrol the area," said Jennifer Koshlap, university services coordinator for CLC. "There's been a lot of publicity surrounding Eli Manning and the team this year," said Koshlap, who will represent her company today in Oxford. "If your team is having a lot of on-field success, there's the tendency to have the counterfeiters come out. They go after the high-profile people."
Product Liability - Product Liability Actions Limitations SECUTAG® is your Companys best legal Defense in Product LiabilityActions Defective product in question is counterfeit merchandise from an http://www.anti-counterfeit.net/productliability.htm
Extractions: SECUTAG® is your Companys best legal Defense in Product Liability Actions: Defective product in question is counterfeit merchandise from an anonymous manufacturer. Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Act is to relieve the injured person by setting forth liability of the manufacturer, etc. for damages when the injury on a life, a body, or property is caused by a defect in the product, and thereby to contribute to the stabilization and improvement of the people's life and to the sound development of the national economy. Article 3 (Product Liability) The manufacturer, etc. shall be liable for damages caused by the injury, when he injured someone's life, body or property by the defect in his delivered product which he manufactured, processed, imported or put the representation of name, etc. as described in subsection 2 or 3 of section 3 of Article 2 on. However, the manufacturer, etc. is not liable when only the defective product itself is damaged. Article 4 (Exemptions) In cases where Article 3 applies, the manufacturer, etc. shall not be liable as a result of Article 3 if he proves; 1. that the state of scientific or technical knowledge at the time when the manufacturer, etc. delivered the product was not such as to enable the existence of the defect in the product to be discovered; or 2. in the case where the product is used as a component or raw material of another product, that the defect is substantially attributable to compliance with the instruction concerning the specifications given by the manufacturer of the said another product, and that the manufacturer, etc. is not negligent on occurrence of the defect.
City Of Livingston, Trade Days Information counterfeit merchandise Any vendor at Livingston's 3rd Monday Trade Daysmay be inspected by the US Customs Service for copyright infringement. http://www.cityoflivingston-tx.com/tradedays/tdinfo.htm
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City Of Livingston, Trade Days Rules & Regulations Credits will be issued to vendors for use during another month. 37. LTDassumes no liability for the sale of counterfeit merchandise. 38. http://www.cityoflivingston-tx.com/tradedays/rules.htm
Extractions: City Home Page City Mayor City Manager City Council Departments Administration Police Fire Garage Street Electric Finance Sanitation Municipal Court Trade Days Murphy Memorial Library Human Resources Calendar History Street Map City News Education Community Data Links Contact Us Site Map Telephone Numbers Local Weather The following rules apply to each vendor Any failure to comply with listed rules may result in removal from premises along with the loss of leased lot(s) at LTD management's discretion.
NARTS - The Facts On Fakes! Remember . . . everyone loves a bargain, but counterfeit merchandisedoes not represent a bargain. A special thank you to Timothy http://www.narts.org/fakes.htm
Extractions: How to Prepare for Resale ... Consumer Information Links The Fakes On Fakes! What a bargain! Wait til you see the deal I got! This is too good to be true! . . . all common expressions from shoppers who thought they bought a $700 designer handbag for $100. Then there are those who remark . . . Yes, I know it's a fake, but "everyone" buys them! Welcome to the world of counterfeit goods! Whether you label them fakes, replicas, look-alikes, reproductions or knockoffs . . . it's still called product counterfeiting and it's BIG business. According to the Department of Commerce, losses to U.S. businesses from the counterfeiting of trademarked consumer products is estimated at $200 billion a year. In the resale industry we most often think of knockoff designer purses, watches and scarves when we consider counterfeit merchandise. However, that's not the whole story . . . counterfeit products, along with the repercussions and dangers they present, are far more widespread. Common counterfeit products include auto parts, airplane parts, apparel, cosmetics, sunglasses, computer software, fragrances, children's toys, medicines, health and beauty aids, food products . . . and more. Most people don't even consider the potential hazards of counterfeit products. Acts of counterfeiting can and do create severe public health risks and safety hazards as well as economic harm.
Extractions: Fraud Market Local law enforcement agencies combat a $200 billion a year problem By Michelle Ku It's early morning, and the sun is rising. When most people are still in bed or just beginning their days, Mary Ellen Rivas is setting up her booth at the De Anza Flea Market. Rivas is a Bay Area flea market vendor with a booth at the De Anza market each month. "I like this (market) because it's once a month," Rivas says. "These are serious customers here. I try to carry quality merchandise, and here customers appreciate it." But Rivas didn't always carry quality merchandise. Four years ago, she was caught selling counterfeit goods at a market. Among the items she carried were fake Nike, Adidas, Warner Bros. T-shirts, jackets, hats and shoes. Following her citation, Rivas dumped the fake items she sold and switched her inventory to stickers, earrings and gift items. "I used to carry knock-offs, but I changed my merchandise," Rivas says. "I got caught once, and once was enough."
News Releases Championship. Any vendor found selling counterfeit merchandise is subjectto prosecution to the fullest extent of the law. Universities http://www.ncaa.org/releases/makepage.cgi/miscellaneous/1997031701MS.HTM
Extractions: OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS-Undercover detectives from the Winston-Salem Police Department, working in conjunction with representatives from The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), arrested five individuals for violation of North Carolina State Statute 80-11.1 for Criminal Use of a Trademark. CLC is the NCAA's exclusive domestic licensing representative. The individuals were arrested during the first round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship being held at the Lawrence Joel Veteran's Memorial Coliseum. The five vendors were found selling counterfeit T-shirts bearing the protected trademarks of both the NCAA and the institutions participating in this year's Championship. This action resulted in the seizure of more than 200 counterfeit T-shirts, nearly $500 in cash and a mini-van worth $20,000 that was used by the individuals as a central location to house their operation. All five vendors were charged under the statute and spent the evening in the Winston-Salem Jail. Bond for four of the individuals was posted at $700, with $400 for the fifth. Trial is set for April 8. CLC staff patrolled the North Carolina marketplace during the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Basketball Tournament and will continue its enforcement efforts throughout the remainder of the NCAA Division I Men'sBasketball Championship. Any vendor found selling counterfeit merchandise is subject to prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.
The NCAA News: Briefly In The News Undercover detectives in North Carolina recently arrested five people on a chargeof selling counterfeit merchandise during the first round of the NCAA http://www.ncaa.org/news/1997/970331/briefly.html
Extractions: On the way to competition at the RCA Dome March 7, the van carrying Ashland University athletes broke down along Interstate 70, four miles from the Dome. As the clock turned from 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., thoughts turned from the competition to simply getting to the Dome. Fortunately, the police stopped to help the marooned athletes, and they were able to give Becky Ball and company an impromptu ride to the stadium. Once Ball arrived at the championship site, her transportation travails were forgotten. Although she did not break her NCAA Division II record in the 20-pound weight throw (62-81/2), she finished, as usual, in first place with an effort of 61-53/4 a meet record that was more than eight feet farther than the throw of the second-place finisher. She also finished fourth in the shot put and scored enough points by herself to give Ashland an eighth-place team finish. Larry Thompson has spent his entire career at Rice University doing things that aren't supposed to be done.
Extractions: sectNum = 1; document.write(lmonth + " "); document.write(date + ", " + year); Local News Home City-by-City Collin County Columnists ... Account Info Local News: Columnist Esther Wu Local News City-by-City Columnists Obits ... Education Purse store raid upsets other merchants By ESTHER WU / The Dallas Morning News Last week's raid at a store in the Asian Trade District has had an impact on people on both sides of the law. On Jan. 22, the Dallas County Sheriff's Department seized thousands of what it said were counterfeit Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Coach, Kate Spade, Burberry, Christian Dior and Yves St. Laurent purses from Purse Mart on Harry Hines Boulevard. "A lot of people think that the businesses on Harry Hines are not honest," said Christina Kim , co-owner of Y K Trading Company in the district – a 3-mile-long area along Harry Hines between Walnut Hill and Royal lanes. "When something like this happens, it reinforces that image. And that is not right," said Mrs. Kim. S.K. Lee
