“Dubai Economic” closes thousands of accounts to sell counterfeit goods through social networking sites in 2018

05-03-2019 Media in \Dubai
The Department of Trade Control and Consumer Protection of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai closed 13,948 accounts for the promotion and sale of counterfeit goods through social networking sites during 2018.
The number of visitors to these sites reached at least 77.9 million. The sites were monitored through the Electronic Intellectual Property Protection Division of Dubai Economic City, which seeks 24-hour surveillance to protect trademark owners and enhance the reputation of Dubai’s e-commerce and its negative phenomena. Of Dubai’s sustainability and business competitiveness.
In addition, the Dubai Economic Zone closed 45 websites promoting these counterfeit goods through cooperation with trademark owners and a number of representatives of the owners of the marks. Commercial law firms.
Ibrahim Behzad, Director of the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Department at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that Dubai’s economy is monitoring social media channels and other websites. It is one of the platforms that is witnessing a movement of supply and demand for products and commodities. Some dealers to promote and sell counterfeit goods. In this regard, the department works to control the electronic market, social media channels and other websites that conduct the sale of products in order to maintain Dubai’s ideal position in the sector of Department and macroeconomics in general.
He pointed out that the electronic monitoring team through the seized sites monitoring the counterfeit products of more than 48 international brands and the forefront of these counterfeit goods were “bags, watches and phone accessories,” where it accounted for a large proportion of the total declared goods and other goods distributed on social networking sites to include ” Perfume, cosmetics, clothing “and other counterfeit products.
He stressed that Dubai’s economy does not compromise with all kinds of commercial fraud and fraud where the procedures and fines are applied in accordance with the regulations and conditions in force .. All consumers should not check channels that promote counterfeit goods that negatively affect the rights of traders as well as the health of consumers and the need to report these cases Through the channels of communication or through the account of the commercial control and consumer protection in the social networking sites “Instagram and Twitter.”