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14 July 2025NewsTrademarksMuireann Bolger

China’s Labubu toys: ‘Count the teeth’ to find fakes

Hype and resale prices for the cult plush monster spur rise in counterfeits | China seizes thousands of knock-off figures with ‘wrong’ number of teeth in clampdown | Collectables platform Pop Mart is China’s most valuable toy company.

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