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30 April 2019Trademarks

Alibaba to settle $250m counterfeits class action

Alibaba is to pay $250 million to settle a lawsuit in US district court accusing the Chinese e-commerce platform of concealing a warning over counterfeit goods ahead of its public share offering in 2015.

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