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More young Europeans are buying counterfeit goods, says report

Young Europeans are buying more counterfeit products and continue to access pirated content. In a 2022 study of people aged 15-24 across the EU by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), findings show 37 percent of young people bought one or several fake products intentionally in the last 12 months. This is up from 12 percent in...

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Data reveals Brits are unknowingly spending 3.2 billion pounds on fake designer goods

When Amazon announced it was launching an internal Counterfeit Crime Unit in July, it sent a message to those sellers proliferating fake goods. If the world’s largest online retailer is aiming for zero counterfeit and inferior quality products on its website, there is an equal zero tolerance policy towards those who sell and manufacture them....