USA CLOTHING FEDERATIONS CALL FOR GLOBAL ANTI-COUNTERFEITING ACTION
February 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLAN AMERICAN anti-piracy group has warned that the Czech Republic and Costa Rica have joined the well-known major sources of counterfeit clothing such as China and Brazil. And in a report, the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition adds that the "vast majority" of pirated clothing exported from the Czech Republic was actually made in China. Fake clothing, accessories, sports clothes and shoes are all sold from the Czech Republic. The coalition said: "The sale of goods is marketed directly to Germans and Austrians who stream over the Czech ...
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