Thursday, January 15, 2009

SWAP MEET ENFORCEMENT!


The LA County Sheriff’s Department, COPS Bureau has continued their very effective trademark counterfeiting and music piracy program targeting the sales of pirated and counterfeit goods at swap meets in and around Los Angeles County. The LASD’s anti counterfeiting efforts have made a huge impact on the sales of counterfeit goods at swap meets.

The Sheriff’s department has conducted actions at multiple swap meets and made a total of over 30 arrests for counterfeiting and piracy violations. The program has been so successful that swap meet mangers and swap meet personnel are now taking proactive steps to keep counterfeit goods from being sold at their markets. Several swap meets are starting to understand the importance of intellectual property protection and have implemented brand protection procedures.

The impact is being felt at swap meets all over LA County and it appears that LASD’s efforts have caused at least a 30% decrease in the sales of counterfeit goods at swap meets throughout Los Angeles County. This includes swap meets where no actions have taken place.

By: Investigative Consultants








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