By Danielle Long

Alibaba is continuing its fight against counterfeit goods, announcing a boycott of firms that are abusing its intellectual property rights (IPR) complaint system.

An investigation by Alibaba found IPR agencies have been abusing the counterfeit notice and takedown system by providing malicious or false IPR complaints.

The retail giant announced it would cease processing IPR complaints lodged by Wangwei Technology and urged registered companies that are working with the firm to “immediately cease cooperation with the company”.

Alibaba acknowledged that most IPR agents operate legitimately to protect the rights of brand owners, however, it said some were hired by brands for channel management Read full story ›

Source: The Drum