Spot the difference? How fake merch inflicts very real harms
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Spot the difference? How fake merch inflicts very real harms
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This week, Toronto police displayed the fruits of a massive seizure of counterfeit soccer merchandise worth millions of dollars.
The haul included 16,000 fake name-brand jerseys and flags — including FIFA, Nike, Adidas and Puma — and even two counterfeit FIFA World Cup trophies.
At first glance, it’s easy to downplay such a bust as a “victimless crime.” But don’t tell that to Toronto lawyer David Lipkus, whose firm, Lipkus Law LLP, tipped off the cops to this operation.
A leading intellectual property lawyer who helps major brands protect their trademarks, Lipkus has seen first-hand how counterfeit items harm the economy, threaten consumer safety and line the pockets of organized crime.
Lipkus is our guest on this week’s episode of Village Media’s Closer Look podcast.
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