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30 October 2018Trademarks

US customs seizes Mercedes-Benz counterfeits

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recovered a shipment of counterfeit Mercedes-Benz auto parts which, if authentic, would have been worth approximately $1.8 million.

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