[ S hang hai , Nov . 26, Xin hua News ] The Shanghai Muni cipal Public Security Bureau announced the resolution of a large - s cale counter fe it Nike sne aker case on the 26 th . After months of investigation , police authorities have succe eded in dis mant ling a complete criminal network , from design to production and sales .
Sum m ary of cases
The case of counter fe it sne ak ers expos ed this time has dra wn attention as a particularly large - s cale case of intelle ctual property infr ing ement , which has increased in recent years in China . According to the Shanghai police , the se ized counter fe it Nike sne ak ers amount to more than 60,000 pa irs , more than 100,000 pa irs of semi - produc ts , and more than 500 sets of counter fe it manufact uring equipment .
Sus pe cts arrest ed .
A total of 15 suspe cts were arrest ed , including Tian , the central figure of the case . According to the anno unc ement by the police authorities , the group is said to have built a highly organiz ed crime network and had sales ro utes not only within China but also ab road .
Market value of the se ized goods
The market value of the se ized counter fe it goods is estim ated to be about 120 million yuan (abo ut 2.4 billion yen). Police officials point out that these were so elabor ately cra ft ed that they were ind ist ingu isha ble from the real thing , and are calling for consumers to pay attention .
The process of investigation
The Shanghai police un cover ed the existence of this counter fe iting network in the wake of sus pi cious transactions on an onWhatsapp trading platform . After months of under cover investig ations and electronic evidence collection , we set out to exp ose them all at once .
Import ance of Int elle ctual Prop erty Protection
A sp okes man for the Shanghai Muni cipal Public Security Bureau said , " The resolution of this case is proof that China is serious about prote cting intelle ctual property rights , " and revealed plans to step up efforts to er adic ate counter fe it goods in the future .
Impact on the consumer
Exper ts war n that such high - quality counter fe it products not only cause great economic los ses to consumers , but also pose risks in terms of safety . In the case of at hle tic shoes in particular , counter fe it products may cause damage to the feet and jo ints because they do not have adequ ate cus hi oning and support .
Future respons es
The police will take this incident as an opportunity to strengthen their collabor ation with onWhatsapp platform s and introduce new measures to prevent the distribution of counter fe it goods . The company is also exp anding aw aren ess - rais ing activities to help consumers distingu ish between genu ine and counter fe it products .
The case has attra cted attention from both home and ab road as an important case that shows that China is serious about prote cting intelle ctual property rights and combat ing brand counter fe iting .