Eau De Prison may be the new fragrance three Chinese nationals face after being indicted for trafficking in counterfeit goods and conspiracy. Shaoxia Huang, Shaoxiong Zhou and Shaowu Zhou allegedly imported over 37,000 units of counterfeit perfume bearing trademarks of popular perfume brands and were packaged in a manner that was confusingly similar to the brand name products. Although the parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty, each party faces up to five years in prison for conspiracy, up to ten years in prison for importing counterfeit products and ordered to pay over $2 million in fines. The government also requests forfeiture of profits and seizure of the infringing goods.
If convicted, each defendant faces up to five years in prison on the conspiracy charge, up to 10 years in prison on the counterfeit products charge, and fines of up to $2,250,000. The indictment also seeks forfeiture of profits from illicit trafficking in counterfeit goods as well as the seizure of the goods.
As part of the Department of Justice Task Force on Intellectual property, this case is being investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Source:
Department of Justice. (2011, March 23). Chinese counterfeit perfume importers indicted for allegedly trafficking in counterfeit goods. Retrieved from http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/March/11-crm-359.html
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