NBI seizes P31.5M ‘fake’ Nike items
CABANATUAN CITY – AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation-Rizal District Office (NBI-RIZDO) have seized counterfeit Nike products worth P31.5 million during an operation here.
NBI Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Eric B. Distor said 20,914 pairs of counterfeit Nike slides/slippers and 42 pairs of Nike shoes were seized on March 10, 2022.
The confiscation of the fake Nike products stemmed from search warrants issued by the Manila Regional Trial Court for violation of Republic Act No. 8293 (Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines.)
Charges for violation of Section 155 (Trademark Infringement) in relation to Section 170 of RA 8293 are now being readied against a certain Martin Sy, proprietors, officers, and employees of the raided establishment at General Trias Extension H. Concepcion in Cabanatuan City.
