DSI raids shops and warehouses in a shopping mall in the middle of the capital, seizes over 20,000 counterfeit products

DSI raids 11 stores and warehouses in a shopping mall in the middle of the capital, seizes over 20,000 items of merchandise that infringe on trademarks of multiple brands, causing damages of over 20 million baht. DSI investigators led by Pol. Lt. Col. Pholsan Terdsongwan, Director of the Intellectual Property Case Division, along with officers from the Special Operations Division, jointly brought 11 search warrants from the Intellectual Property Court to search a suspicious target location at a famous shopping mall after receiving information that there were shops in the mall that may have been secretly selling and storing products such as bags, glasses, perfumes, watches, hats, and other products that infringe on the trademarks of many leading companies. Representatives of the victims also joined in observing and inspecting the products that infringe on the trademarks. The search of 11 stores and warehouses found products such as bags, glasses, watches, hats, and other products that infringe on the tradem arks of leading companies such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Dior, and other trademarks. Initial estimates are more than 20,000 items, with damages worth approximately 20 million baht. This is an offense under the Trademark Act of 1991. Officials have seized the products for examination and as evidence in the investigation of a special case under the Special Case Investigation Act of 2004 and amendments Source: Thai News Agency