{"id":6521,"date":"2017-07-17T13:35:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T13:35:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-07-17T13:35:52","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T13:35:52","slug":"counterfeit-goods-confiscated-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/counterfeit-goods-confiscated-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"A Huge Treasure Trove Filled With Thousands Of Counterfeit Goods Has Been Seized By Abu Dhabi Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bags, shoes, belts, you name it&#8230;6,230 counterfeit goods have been seized by the\u00a0the Department of Economic Development, DED in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>The goods were found in an apartment which was functioning as a store for the merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Munif Al Mansouri, Acting CEO of the Abu Dhabi Business Centre said the inspections were as a result of consumer complaints received by the Governmental Communication Centre of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, according to Wam.ae.<\/p>\n<p>He explained confiscations happen when goods are labelled as major brand names, which is a violation of the intellectual property rights of those brands.<\/p>\n<h3>It isn&#8217;t just those storing goods who can be fined<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"content__quote\">\n<p>Fines were also issued against those owning, marketing, producing, or purchasing fake or counterfeit goods, materials or products from an unlicensed street vendor, a market, or from outside the country for the purpose of marketing the same inside the UAE, and the selling, displaying, or owning of consumables or non-consumables or services that do not conform with the local standards and specifications, which could thus harm public or consumer health,<\/p>\n<p><cite>Mohammed Munif Al Mansouri, Acting CEO of the Abu Dhabi Business Centre<\/cite>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bags, shoes, belts, you name it&#8230;6,230 counterfeit goods have been seized by the\u00a0the Department of Economic Development, DED in Abu Dhabi. 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