Don't buy from fake shops
Read More »More at stake when it’s a fake, warn police in new consumer campaign
City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has launched an awareness campaign today which warns the public that "there’s more at stake when it’s a fake."
Read More »Fake listings now eliminated within 24 hours, says China’s Alibaba
Read more in the BikeBiz "Faking It" series
Read More »Steer clear of fake forks, says RockShox
FAKING IT: don't buy fake forks, says fork maker.
Read More »TrademarkVision creates visual search-engine to spot design knock-offs
Image search software, but for complex 3D shapes, such as TT frame designs.
Read More »China’s Alibaba e-Bay-a-like is back on US “notorious markets” list
Accused of being a marketplace for counterfeits, Alibaba is back on the watch list
Read More »Cheap? Could it be fake? BikeBiz special on counterfeit bikes & parts
Inside the shady world of counterfeit bikes, clothing and parts.
Read More »“A true epic … Brilliant read” – Faking It series gets thumbs up
The industry has responded positively to the 25,000-word Faking It series we released at the weekend.
Read More »“I bought a fake” – who’s buying the knock-offs and why?
People who buy fake frames, bike parts and cycle clothing may think they're getting a bargain, but is it a Faustian one?
Read More »Tributebands & the Shadowlands – a design professor’s take on IP theft
What's real? What's fake? A crash course in Platonic idealism with Professor Steven Kyffin.
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