IPOH: Jewellery bearing the trademarks of well-known brands was seized by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) from a business premises in Ayer Tawar during a recent operation.
The raid was carried out under Op Jenama by KPDN enforcement officers with representatives of the trademark owner at about 10am on Wednesday.
It resulted in the seizure of jewellery valued at over RM8,900.
Perak KPDN director Datuk Kamalludin Ismail said the raid was conducted after a week-long investigation by his team following a complaint lodged by the trademark owner.
“Preliminary investigations conducted by four officers from the Manjung branch office of the ministry found that the gold shop was illegally using a trademark associated with a well-known brand of pure gold.
“Further inspections resulted in the seizure of 17 items comprising gold rings, earrings and a gold pendant, as well as a silver ring, estimated to be worth RM8,908,” he said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
He said further investigations are being conducted under Section 102 (1)(c) of the Trademarks Act 2019.
Counterfeit jewellery often comes in the form of imitation items that resemble genuine products.
Section 102(1)(c) of the Trademarks Act 2019 deals with offences relating to trademark infringement. This section makes importing, selling or offering to sell or possess goods bearing a falsely applied registered trademark for the purpose of trade or manufacturing an offence.
