The eBay Inc. Cross-Border Trade (CBT) Government Relations team participated in a panel discussion this month on the Internet sale of counterfeits, organized by the Quality Brand Protection Committee (QBPC) in Beijing. More than one-hundred members were in attendance, including representatives from eBay’s Asset Protection Team, The Ministry of Public Security and Louis Vuitton Malletier.

In March, the Chinese government announced an effort to extend its nationwide campaign to stop the production and sale of IP-infringing goods and counterfeits, with a special focus on Internet sales.  eBay Asia’s Tang Lei shared the company’s best practices in protecting intellectual property on its marketplaces and reiterated eBay’s commitment to removing counterfeit goods. 

After the meeting, the eBay Government Relations team hosted a reception attended by members of the QBPC leadership as well as representatives from Qualcomm, Johnson & Johnson, Mattel, Louis Vuitton and Prada, along with other members of the IP enforcement community.