Amazon and Italian fashion group Salvatore Ferragamo have jointly sued several individuals and entities, for allegedly selling counterfeit Ferragamo belts on its online retail store. Most of the defendants are stores based in China.
Both companies filed two lawsuits against four individuals and three entities, according to court documents. They allege that the defendants advertised and sold counterfeit Ferragamo products on the Amazon store; with its registered trademarks without authorization.
From the seven defendants, the lawsuit states that five of them are based in China; and the other two could be in China or North Carolina, or California. There are also several other defendants in the lawsuit who are presently unknown.
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In 2019, Amazon had made more concerted efforts to give more data on counterfeit goods to law enforcement in a bid to crackdown on fake and counterfeit products sold on its sites.
“We do not allow counterfeit products in our store, and we have made it crystal clear that we take aggressive action to hold accountable bad actors who attempt to evade our proactive protections. We will continue to fight to protect intellectual property from small family-owned businesses through Fortune 500 companies,” Amazon’s vice president of customer trust and partner support, Dharmesh Mehta, said in a statement.
Amazon And Salvatore Ferragamo want to permanently prevent the defendants from causing further harm to Amazon’s and Ferragamo’s intellectual property. They also want to hold the defendants accountable for their actions.
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