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Counterfeit enforcement notes for ecommerce brands: marketplace tactics, seller behavior, and what actually keeps listings down.

2026-09-27 How to Document Counterfeit Evidence That Marketplaces Can't Ignore

Most counterfeit reports fail on weak evidence, not weak claims. What to capture, how to organize it, and the format that gets listings removed on the first filing.

2026-09-26 Gray Market Sellers vs Counterfeiters: Know Which Fight You Are In

Not every unauthorized seller is a counterfeiter. Gray market sellers move genuine product through unofficial channels, and the playbook for them is completely different.

2026-09-25 TikTok Shop affiliates are selling counterfeits of your brand (and getting paid for it)

Counterfeit sellers recruit creators to push fakes through shoppable videos. How the affiliate pipeline works, what evidence actually moves a case, and how to shut the network down.

Shein and Temu counterfeits: how brands fight back on ultra-discount marketplaces

Ultra-discount marketplaces move too fast for portal-by-portal reporting. How brands document, file, and escalate counterfeits on Shein and Temu.

How to spot a counterfeit seller during a TikTok Shop livestream

Livestream counterfeits vanish when the broadcast ends. These are the red flags to watch for, what to record while it is live, and how to file a report that gets actioned.

The counterfeit listing came back after the takedown. Now what?

A repeat infringer playbook for brands: why counterfeit listings reappear after takedowns and how to escalate beyond the reporting portal.

Takedowns on Alibaba and Taobao: what western brands get wrong

Alibaba group platforms run their own IP protection systems, separate from anything a marketplace in the US offers. Registration requires company...

How to report counterfeits on Etsy

Etsy routes intellectual property complaints through its reporting portal, not through support tickets. A support agent cannot remove a listing; the...

Your first counterfeit takedown: a step by step playbook

Not every lookalike is actionable. The clean cases are stolen photography, brand name misuse, cloned packaging, and replicas passed off as genuine....

Counterfeits on Walmart Marketplace: what brands miss

Yes, and awareness lags reality by years. Walmart's third-party marketplace opened the door to the same seller networks that work Amazon, and...