While many industries grapple with counterfeit products, the nature of personal care products put cosmetics companies at risk of undermined reputations and litigation, but something can be done.
Online retail can be a major opportunity for peddlers of counterfeit goods, and new research underlines how fake big brand fragrances are widely available to US online consumers.
The trademark infringement case is finally over, with 'Get Your MAC On LLC' being ordered by an Arizona federal judge to pay Estée Lauder over $1.8 million for the distribution of counterfeit products.
Target is back in the courts again as it, alongside Estée Lauder informs federal officials that they cannot agree on whether MAC cosmetics, at the core of their battle are, as alleged, fake.
Since the 2008 advent of compulsory ingredients registration in China the initiative has made doing business more complex and also opened up the door to counterfeiters, according to Campo Research.
Internet Brand protection company, Partners 4 Management (P4M), has
announced that it will now be operating out of London in a bid to
expand into international waters.
Following the significant rise in counterfeit cosmetics hitting the
beauty industry security firm ArjoWiggins Security, has introduced
new brand protection devices that are designed to combat the
threat.
As all the big cosmetic and toiletry brands continue their battle
to stamp out the damaging effects of counterfeit products, a Swiss
company bas developed a new camera phone technology that can help
distinguish fakes from the real...