Alibaba Tells USTR It’s Cracking Down Against Counterfeiters
- China’s e-commerce giant removed 380 million products online
- Letter to USTR seeks to address complaints from associations
Alibaba Steps Up Crackdown on Counterfeiters
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said it has tightened policies against copyright infringements and made it easier for brands to issue complaints and request removals of counterfeit items on its platforms.
China’s largest e-commerce company took down 380 million product listings and closed about 180,000 Taobao stores in the 12 months to August, according to a letter, dated Oct. 7, the company submitted to the U.S. Trade Representative. It has closed about 675 production, storage, or sales operations of counterfeit products, it added.