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The top 5 most counterfeited products on Amazon

by Thor Benson
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Amazon recently announced it is increasing efforts to eliminate counterfeits.

Amazon will now report all counterfeits to authorities.

It previously only reported counterfeiters when it thought it had enough information for prosecution.

Reuters

Fred Rocafort, a former U.S. diplomat who has worked on IP issues in Asia for over a decade, tells Inverse that it will be very difficult for Amazon to root out counterfeiters.

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