Luxury Gucci Quit IACC Due To Ali'S Dissatisfaction

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It will also join Michael Kors to fight against the Ali camp and withdraw from IACC.

It is an international non-profit organization specialized in combating counterfeit and shoddy products. It has more than 250 brand members, mainly driven by members.

Members of IACC also include law firms, investigation and product safety companies, government agencies and intellectual property associations, all of which are committed to combating counterfeiting and piracy.

Last weekend, the name of Gucci was officially deleted from the list of IACC's brand members. IACC vice president Candice Li-Uzoigwe pointed out that Alibaba's participation caused their dissatisfaction, and official Gucci decided to leave the organization last Wednesday.

Kai Yun group has been more intense in the Chinese market.

Last May, the joint venture of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent of Kai Yun group filed a lawsuit in the federal court of Manhattan, accusing the defendant of violating the relevant laws and regulations of trademark and fraud, demanding compensation for losses and giving the defendant a ban.

The lawsuit says,

He collusion with manufacturers to produce counterfeit goods and provide services for their sales and pportation.

These counterfeit goods use brand names without permission.

In November of the same year, Kai Yun group filed a lawsuit against Alibaba for the same reason for the second time.

In addition, LVMH group has accused Alibaba of selling fake products and infringing brand labels of the group.

There are people in the industry who believe that Alibaba group owns Taobao and Tmall mall platform, but it is a problem member, and its platforms are rampant.

The membership of IACC is mainly provided by companies affected by counterfeit goods and companies seeking intellectual property protection. However, due to the industry status and related policies of Alibaba group, it has the opportunity to cooperate with potential partners IACC to combat counterfeit and pirated goods.

Delphine Sarfati-Sobreira, chairman of the anti fake alliance Unifab, said that its brand members had been waiting for the Alibaba to cash in on the results of counterfeiting and shoddy goods, but they have still not received results.

But from another point of view, Alibaba's entry into IACC has helped to get rid of the image of counterfeiting and shoddy goods in the past.

Earlier, Alibaba group appointed Matthew Bassiur as the chief anti-counterfeiting officer and vice president of the group.

He will lead the company team to further protect intellectual property rights with international brands, trade associations and regulatory law enforcement agencies.

Matthew Bassiur has worked in Pfizer and Apple Corp, and is quite familiar with the field of intellectual property.

Previously, he served as a federal prosecutor in the computer crime and intellectual property division of the judiciary, and served as assistant prosecutor in Manhattan.

Ma Yun, the founder of Alibaba group, said at the end of last year that the entry of Matthew Bassiur was the latest step in the Alibaba group's fight against counterfeit goods.

Alibaba will be committed to protecting consumers and intellectual property owners for a long time, and appealing to other companies in the industry to join them.