Fake Chanel products confiscated<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Buying pricey Chanel products at exclusive shops
\nis no guarantee that you're buying the real thing.<\/p>\n
In fact, you might be buying an upmarket forgery from
\noverseas.<\/p>\n
Massive police raids on such shops in Jakarta and Bali last
\nDecember seized more than 2,000 items carrying Chanel tags,
\naccording to lawyers representing the French-based designer
\nproducts in this country.<\/p>\n
The 700 counterfeit handbags, belts and accessories
\nconfiscated in Jakarta were worth more than Rp 200 million
\n($87,000), the law firm Dermawan & Co said in a statement.<\/p>\n
"As they retailed for so high prices, they confused customers
\ninto believing that the counterfeits were genuine Chanel
\nproducts," it said.<\/p>\n
The targets in Bali included shops in the international and
\ndomestic waiting lounges of the Ngurah Rai international airport
\nand large retail chain stores in the resorts of Kuta and Nusa
\nDua. The two-day raids discovered more than 1,300 pieces of poor
\nto medium quality Chanel counterfeits, specifically aimed at
\ntourists in Bali.<\/p>\n
However, the targets in Jakarta's two-day raids were shops
\ncatering to more affluent customers, including those in Plaza
\nIndonesia, Blok M Plaza and the International Trade Center.<\/p>\n
Most of the low quality counterfeits were manufactured
\nlocally, but the expensive versions were imported from abroad,
\naccording to Dermawan & Co.<\/p>\n
The raids by the police, which came at the request of
\nChanel, reflect the company's aggressive drive worldwide to stop
\nthe trademark infringements, the lawyers said.<\/p>\n
The 1992 Law on Trademarks stipulate a maximum jail term of
\nseven years and Rp 100 million for those found guilty of
\ninfringement, and one year imprisonment and Rp 50 million for
\nthose trading in the goods.<\/p>\n
The statement did not say whether anyone had been arrested in
\nconnection with the recent raids but stressed Chanel's hope that
\nthe Indonesian authorities will prosecute those identified with
\nthe infringement.<\/p>\n
"Chanel is very committed to put a stop to all infringement
\nactivities in Indonesia. There are plans to pursue other tougher
\nmeasures and to organize more frequent raids in the near future."
\n(emb)<\/p>",
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