During 2024, the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GAC) in Portugal, made up of ASAE, AT, GNR and PSP, seized 3,264,653 units of counterfeit or pirated products, with an estimated total value of €6,173,443.27.
Counterfeiting is, according to the definition in the Priberam dictionary, the act of “fraudulently reproducing or imitating something, to the detriment of the author or inventor”. Usually, in situations of counterfeiting, in addition to the reproduction of the product itself, there is also a reproduction of the trademark/logo that accompanies it.
Find out more about the legal framework for these illegal practices.
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