Counterfeit

Selling counterfeit items On October 16, 2016, Apple filed a trademark infringement case against Mobile Star LLC for selling counterfeit Apple products to Amazon. In the suit, Apple provided evidence that Amazon was selling these counterfeit Apple products and advertising them as genuine. Through purchasing, Apple was able to identify that nearly 90% of the Apple Accessories sold and fulfilled by Amazon were counterfeit. Amazon was sourcing and selling items without properly determining if they are genuine. Mobile Star LLC settled with Apple for an undisclosed amount on April 27, 2017. Poor working conditions Amazon has attracted widespread criticism by both current employees, which refer to themselves as Amazonians, and former employees as well as the media and politicians for poor working conditions. In 2011 it was publicized that at the…

reached for Agatha’s chin, guiding her close enough so that his lips touched hers...I told Mr. Olmstead, thinking he had a right to know. (pg.7)” Soon afterwards, Agatha ran away from home with a group of untrustworthy pigeoneers to track the pigeons on their journey. Soon afterwards, her body was brought home by the sheriff and her mother identified it as Agatha’s body. The corpse was wearing the same blue-green ball gown that her mother had sewn for her, so they were sure it was her. Georgie…

Football is big business in America. In fact, Americans spend billions each year watching and attending the games; as well as purchasing official football merchandise. Fans of specific teams or players will often purchase football jerseys and wear them during games. Unfortunately, many stores are aware this, so they produce and sell counterfeit jerseys. Although it can be difficult to determine the difference between an authentic and counterfeit jersey, it is possible; and all it takes a little…

“Black Market Billions”, by Pradhakar is a detailed book that takes readers into the realm of the billion-dollar business of stolen and counterfeit merchandise. Her extensive research illustrates how organized retail crime (ORC) succeeds in an economy filled with penny-pinching consumers that consistently decide to obtain cheaper ways of purchasing. A number of consumers look to purchase things such as luxury items and even over-the counter prescription drugs. Although these shopping decisions…

explains over a period of time these communities have become distorted and twisted in what he calls a “counterfeit community,” or communities that are used…

One might assume that counterfeit pharmaceuticals wouldn’t pose as such a large problem due to stringent government programs such as the FDA. But, unfortunately, these drugs sneak under the FDA radar and aren’t regulated in the slightest. The FDA is the Food and Drug Administration and it is responsible for monitoring the safety, efficacy, quality and security of a variety of products distributed across America and other US territories. Their aim as an organization is to inform and educate…

The young adult fiction novel, “Counterfeit Son” by Elaine M. Alphin, tells a story about a young boy, believed to be the son of a serial killer, attempting to fit into a family of a victim. Cameron Miller was the son of a serial killer who experienced abuse, and witnessed the death of twenty two boys. Cameron’s dream was to go sailing and he would think about how it would feel to go sailing as he was abused by his father. Hank Miller, the serial killer and Cameron’s father, was shot dead by the…

The forest is a moldering place. At first it is pure; a hopeful endeavor, just like Europe. But one soon finds evil lurking at every corner. The tension between countries is palpable, one misfired gunshot could set off a chain reaction. Each animal is instrumental in the succession of the war, but there are four identifiable suspects. Russia; the tremendous tiger, Britain; the stealthy snake, Austria-Hungary; the preposterous piranha, and Germany the counterfeit chameleon. These countries…

In developing countries, education pertaining to substandard and counterfeit drugs is not a priority, or more accurately, is a neglected issue. Consequently, knowledge about substandard and counterfeit drugs is very weak among both consumers and healthcare providers which resulted in what stated by some researchers that consumers in developing countries purchase substandard and counterfeit drugs due to ignorance about health implications (Asuamah, Prempeh, & Boateng, 2013). This is a very…

The Counterfeit Coins Problem is a well-known complex search problem in mathematics as well as in computer science. It can be related to the data structure (such as binary tree) computer program, algorithm, Graph Theory, Therefore researching this problem is meaningful. The Counterfeit Coins problem can be described as given a set of n look-alike Coins containing One Counterfeit which is a bit heavier or lighter than the genuine Coins. The objective is to find the Counterfeit Coins in minimum…