Amazon and BMW Group have won the first civil case in Spain against four local fraudsters who attempted to sell counterfeit car brand parts and accessories across Europe.
The ruling by the European Union Trademark Court in Alicante found that the criminals had broken the law, transgressed Amazon's policies and infringed the registered trademarks of the BMW Group by trying to sell counterfeit products, including valve caps, badges and key rings. .
The e-commerce group announced this in a note explaining that to manage the case, Amazon closed the defendants' sales accounts, eliminated the counterfeit product listings linked to the case and proactively refunded the customers involved.
Amazon's dedicated unit, set up to identify and dismantle counterfeiting organisations, worked closely with BMW and brought a joint lawsuit against the scammers.
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