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12 January 2024TrademarksLiz Hockley

China court hands down 4.5-year prison sentence and large fine to Disney counterfeiters

Trio sold over 830,000 pieces of fake Disney clothing | Prosecutor in Shanghai, home of China’s first mainland Disneyland details hefty sentences and fines.

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