Uusi tutkimus julkaistu: Väärennettyjen urheiluvälineiden ostot 500 milj. euroa vuosittain EU:ssa
The sale of fake sports equipment, like footballs, sports helmets, tennis rackets, skis, gym equipment and skateboards, costs legitimate EU manufacturers €500 million every year.A new study from the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), the EU’s largest intellectual property agency, shows that the sales lost due to counterfeiting of sports equipment – not including sportswear – correspond to 6.5% of all sales in this sector across the EU-28.The study also shows that approximately 2,800 jobs are lost in this sector throughout the EU, as manufacturers sell less than they