Italian Government Department Cracks Down on Counterfeiting Activities in China for Fear of Damaging the Country’s Image Foreigners are joining the Chinese counterfeit crackdown team. Starting from the second half of 2011, the Intellectual Property Department of the Italian Trade Commission (ITC) has submitted to the Chinese Intellectual Property Office 3 lists of a total of 30 “pseudo-Italian” product brands. These pseudo-Italian brands claim their products are manufactured in Italy and use the country identity including cities in Italy and the Italian national flag to advertise [Read more...]