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No More Games: South African Police Seize $45,000 Worth of Counterfeit Lego Toys
No More Games: South African Police Seize $45,000 Worth of Counterfeit Lego Toys
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In 2022, the Danish toy company LEGO became the largest toy company with the highest annual revenue, generating more than nine billion dollars in revenue that... 09.12.2023, Sputnik Africa
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South African police said that they have seized 850,000 rand ($45,000) worth of Lego brand toys from several shopping centers in Gauteng province.An operation at the Oriental City and Queens Corner shopping malls was carried out under the the anti-counterfeiting law following a complaint, the police said.The identified malls have long been on law enforcement's radar, and the operation was preceded by a fact-finding exercise conducted in conjunction with the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law, the Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit and brand representatives.During the raid, Lego brand toys and electronic games, gadgets and computer games were found and seized, totaling about 2,100 items, according to law enforcement officials.Continuing the counterfeiting theme, on the same day police reported that they had arrested two citizens in Johannesburg for selling counterfeit solar panels, and that they were also found with stickers identifying fake Chinese imports as Canadian.
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No More Games: South African Police Seize $45,000 Worth of Counterfeit Lego Toys
10:47 09.12.2023 (Updated: 12:09 09.12.2023) In 2022, the Danish toy company LEGO became the largest toy company with the highest annual revenue, generating more than nine billion dollars in revenue that year.
South African police said that they have seized 850,000 rand ($45,000) worth of Lego brand toys from several shopping centers in Gauteng province.
An operation at the Oriental City and Queens Corner shopping malls
was carried out under the the anti-counterfeiting law following a complaint, the police said.
"The targeted operation was conducted in terms of the Counterfeit Goods Act following a complaint that was received implicating the well-known business premises apparently contravening the Act in respect of selling or distributing counterfeit Lego products," the statement said.
The identified malls have long been on law enforcement's radar, and the operation was preceded by a fact-finding exercise conducted in conjunction with the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law, the Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit and brand representatives.
During the raid, Lego brand toys and electronic games, gadgets and computer games were found and seized, totaling about 2,100 items, according to law enforcement officials.
"Criminal and civil proceedings are to be instituted against the responsible businesses as well as their respective owners," the statement concluded.
Continuing the counterfeiting theme, on the same day police reported that they had arrested two citizens in Johannesburg for
selling counterfeit solar panels, and that they were also found with stickers identifying fake Chinese imports as Canadian.
