EU COUNTERFEITING SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS CHILE AND INDIA FOR FAKE COSMETICS
October 2nd, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CHILE and India have been highlighted in a European Commission piracy survey as international blackspots for the counterfeiting of cosmetics and related products. Cosmetics companies "invoke frequent infringements of their design rights and utility models" in Chile, said the survey report, collated by the Commission's directorate general (DG) for trade. While some of these fakes are imported, "most of the counterfeited and pirated goods are locally produced are destined to domestic consumption", said the study, which added ...
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