The National Bureau of investigation (NBI) seized late
this week some P3 million worth of fake Warner Bros.
toys following a series of raids in Binondo district.
According to NBI Intellectual Property Rights Division
(IPRD) chief Jose Justo Yap, they confiscated counterfeit
Toys of Batman, Justice League and The Powerpuff Girls
from the two sales outlets and two stockrooms of Blue
Sunrise Toy Shop and Wamao Toys owned by a certain Michael
Wang, Edwin Pollicar and Pie Tian Wang.
NBI
agents said raided were Stall 1-A 38 of the 168 Shopping
Mall; third floor of New Divisoria Shopping Center on
Sta. Elena Street and room 48-16 of Juan Luna Street,
Binondo.
Confiscated
during the raids were 4,313 pieces of assorted Batman,
Powerpuff Girls and Justice League toys, packaging materials
and receipts and invoices.
Yap
disclosed the NBI agents placed the establishment under
surveillance and conducted test buys after receiving
information from the market research firm Orion Support
Inc.
After confirming activities, the NBI obtained a corresponding
search warrant from Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC)
Branch 24 Executive Judge Antonio Eugenia Jr.
Yap
said charges of unfair competition and trademark infringement
were lodged against the owners of the raided establishments.
Jun P. Yap
– The Daily Tribune
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