INTERNATIONAL COUNTERFEITING BODY WARNS OF TOBACCO FAKES
March 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLAN AMERICAN anti-piracy group has welcomed a flood of arrests in China of cigarette counterfeiters, saying such tough action is crucial to clean up this intellectual property crime hotspot. A report from the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition has hailed figures from China's state tobacco monopoly that more than 1,700 cigarette counterfeiters were arrested during 2006. The coalition said: "This probably represents more arrests than in any other industry. It is widely known that Chinese tobacco companies contribute additional funds to ...
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