On December 18, the General Department of Market Management (GDM) announced that the joint force had just discovered and temporarily seized a large quantity of shoes with signs of counterfeit trademarks in Phu Tho province.

Specifically, through the management of the area, Market Management Team No. 8, Market Management Department of Phu Tho province coordinated with Market Management Team No. 7 and Economic Security Department, Thanh Thuy District Police to search the warehouse at the address: Zone 8, Dong Trung commune, Thanh Thuy district, Phu Tho province, owned by business household Nguyen Duc Tinh.

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Authorities inspect a warehouse containing shoes suspected of counterfeiting protected trademarks. (Photo: dms)

Through inspection, the authorities discovered 5,820 products including shoes, mules with the trademark "Adidas and image", shoes with the trademark "Nike and image". The Adidas and Nike trademarks were printed and attached directly on the products, inseparable from the products; there were signs of counterfeiting trademarks protected in Vietnam.

At the time of inspection, Mr. Tinh could not present invoices or documents proving the legal origin of the goods.

Market Management Team No. 8 has carried out procedures to temporarily detain all of the above goods and coordinated with Department PA04 - Phu Tho Provincial Police to verify and clarify the case according to the provisions of law.

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