Alibaba Breaks New Legal Ground in China, Sues Alleged Counterfeit Sellers

Alibaba Group said Wednesday it is suing twovendors using the company’s Taobao online-shopping website to sellfake Swarovski watches, the first-ever instance of an e-commerce platform taking a counterfeiter to court in China. Alibaba,the world’s largest e-commerce company, lodged a case in the Shenzhen Longgang People’s District Court against sellers Liu Huajun and Wang Shenyi,seeking RMB … Continue reading Alibaba Breaks New Legal Ground in China, Sues Alleged Counterfeit Sellers