Lawyers who file counterfeit and trademark suits say the government has stepped up efforts to bring criminal actions. Why now, after years of reluctance to investigate? Maybe because the Internet and globalization of trade have boosted counterfeiting-related losses to some $200 billion yearly in the United States. But many lawyers say the reason for the shift lies elsewhere. "They believe that counterfeiting profits are being used to fund terrorist or drug-related activities," says attorney Griffith Price.
July 13, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When Michael Holihan first filed suit against two Colombia-born brothers who allegedly had been importing counterfeit Nokia cellphone accessories into Miami, he got a permanent injunction and a $130,000 settlement.
But a few years later, officials at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement started an investigation of the brothers and seized up to 10 suitcases full of counterfeit Nokia merchandise.
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