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Source:
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5 Arrested in Police
Anti-Piracy Operation Against Distribution And Sales of Fake
Luxury and Sportwear Products |
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In a 13-hour island-wide operation conducted
from 9.30am to 11.00pm on 11 July 2007, Police busted a major local
distributor and a syndicate involved in the sale and distribution of
counterfeit luxury and sportswear products. |
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In March 2007, Police received information
on syndicated piracy activities at trade fairs island-wide. |
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Further probes revealed that the syndicate
operated illicitly from make-shift stalls at trade fairs in several
heartland estates. Investigations further revealed that a major local
distributor was supplying the stalls with their counterfeit goods. The
probes culminated in police raids at Ang Mo Kio, North Bridge Road, Defu
Lane and People¨s Park Complex on 11 July 2007. |
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A total of 5 persons comprising 3 males and
2 females, including 3 foreigners, aged between 31 and 51 years old,
were arrested in the operation. |
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The 3 foreigners will be charged in Court on
13 July 2007 and remanded for further investigations. Investigations
against the rest are still on-going. |
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More than 8,500 trademark infringing luxury
and sportswear products with an estimated street value of about
S$300,000 were seized for the purposes of investigation. The products
included leather bags and wallets. |
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Police take a serious view of
intellectual property rights violations and will continue to clamp
down hard on syndicates involved in the sale and distribution of
counterfeit products. |
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DSP Sharmaine Ong, Head of
Intellectual Property Rights Branch, CID said, "To the criminals
out there, think twice before you decide to engage in intellectual
property piracy. Police will not tolerate such blatant disrespect
of the intellectual property rights law and will continue to take
swift and stern action to eradicate piracy syndicates in
Singapore." |
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Persons found in possession of
infringing articles for the purposes of trade or manufacture in
which a registered trade mark is falsely applied may face a fine
up to $10,000 per article, or to a maximum of $100,000 for all
items or to a maximum jail term of 5 years or both. |
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Source:
www.spf.gov.sg News Release 13
Jul 2007 |
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