ebay seller tigger11762 is selling a replica Breitling watch on ebay. This is a Federal Felony and is also a serious Crime in the State of New York. This seller tigger11762 should be pursued by local Police, Federal Agents, and Attorneys for Breitling. Trademark Counterfeiting is not a victimless crime. In addition to being a Crime, Trademark Counterfeiting can be pursued in Civil Court as a Violation of the Lanham Act.
The New York Law reads as follows:
2014 New York Laws
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - SPECIFIC OFFENSES
Title J - OFFENSES INVOLVING THEFT
Article 165 - (165.00 - 165.74) OTHER OFFENSES RELATING TO THEFT
165.72 - Trademark counterfeiting in the second degree. Universal Citation: NY Penal L § 165.72 (2014) 165.72 Trademark counterfeiting in the second degree.
A person is guilty of trademark counterfeiting in the second degree when, with the intent to deceive or defraud some other person or with the intent to evade a lawful restriction on the sale, resale, offering for sale, or distribution of goods, he or she manufactures, distributes, sells, or offers for sale goods which bear a counterfeit trademark, or possesses a trademark knowing it to be counterfeit for the purpose of affixing it to any goods, and the retail value of all such goods bearing counterfeit trademarks exceeds one thousand dollars.
Trademark counterfeiting in the second degree is a class E felony.
2014 New York Laws
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - SPECIFIC OFFENSES
Title J - OFFENSES INVOLVING THEFT
Article 165 - (165.00 - 165.74) OTHER OFFENSES RELATING TO THEFT
165.73 - Trademark counterfeiting in the first degree. Universal Citation: NY Penal L § 165.73 (2014) 165.73 Trademark counterfeiting in the first degree.
A person is guilty of trademark counterfeiting in the first degree when, with the intent to deceive or defraud some other person, or with the intent to evade a lawful restriction on the sale, resale, offering for sale, or distribution of goods, he or she manufactures, distributes, sells, or offers for sale goods which bear a counterfeit trademark, or possesses a trademark knowing it to be counterfeit for the purpose of affixing it to any goods, and the retail value of all such goods bearing counterfeit trademarks exceeds one hundred thousand dollars. Here is a link to the offending item: http://ebay.to/2DTVcoe
Trademark counterfeiting in the first degree is a class C felony.
Screenshot taken on 01/02/2018 for the purpose of providing evidence to Law Enforcement and Attorneys for the Victim (Breitling).