Date: 18-11-2022 by: Banca IP Law Firm
Raid the “shopping paradise” of fake Louis Vuitton, Hermes in Ho Chi Minh city
In the afternoon of November 1, the Vietnam Directorate of Market Management coordinated with other functional forces in Ho Chi Minh city to carry out a series of inspections at Saigon Square Center on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia street, District 1.
When seeing the Market management force, many small sellers tried to close their counters and clear their goods to avoid inspection. However, due to the contingency, the functional forces still promptly prevented this action of many small businesses.
Through preliminary inspection, the information management force still discovered thousands of counterfeit goods, goods of famous brands with signs of infringements, as well as goods of unknown origin.
Market Management force is checking the origin in a clothing stall
The functional units have formed a report of business establishments trading in products such as eyeglasses, frames, bags, bags, wallets, shoes, sandals, belts... with signs of counterfeiting of many world-famous brands such as: Louis Vuitton, Nike, Adidas, Dior, Montblanc, Hermes, Chanel, The North Face, Michael Kors, Burberry, Gucci, Valentino...
Due to the large number of goods, it was not until the morning of November 2 that the authorities could fully calculate the quantity and types. The entire quantity of infringing goods shall be transferred to the evidence warehouse of the Market management for temporary seizure and further investigation and handling according to regulations
The Market Management team is checking the import book of a small business. |
Saigon Square is known as the "shopping paradise" of Saigon shoppers. However, this place is also a "hot spot" with infringements related to trading counterfeit goods and trademark infringed goods of famous brands.
Though many inspections have been carried out by the Market Management team, the situation of trafficking in imitated goods, goods of unknown origin, counterfeit goods... of small traders in Saigon Square has not been reduced much.
The market management force had to put Saigon Square into the area of regular inspection and control, with the hope to gradually change the perception of the household businesses in trading goods of unclear origin and counterfeit goods.
