How to fight US-based vendors of fakes/counterfeits?

[oregon]

I see US vendors of fake/counterfeit Buck knives online and want to know if there are any tools that I can use to fight them?

For example, is this a useful tool? Report trade violations - e-Allegations: https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1236/~/report-trade-violations---e-allegations

 

[oregon]

US based seller, Kentucky in this example, vending a fake/counterfeit advertised as "Buck USA Single Lockback Knife With Clip":

 

[oregon]

When Kentucky is online selling a fake/counterfeit Buck knife I say enough is enough.

"BUCK USA SINGLE LOCKBACK KNIFE WITH CLIP" Item number: 230926102171

 

[oregon]

http://www.stopfakes.gov/consumer-tools/report-fake-goods

Has anyone met with positive results using this link? It was sent to me by Oregon's office of the Attny. General.

 

[oregon]

I communicated with the vendor and they said that they knew that the knife was not real. I asked that the word "Buck" be removed from their pitch. However, the ad remains up.

 

[oregon]

VeRO

The auction site has a program to protect intellectual property rights, called VeRO, and it is used by the owner of the IP (Buck in this immediate case). Here is a link: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/questions/vero-ended-item.html

 

[oregon]

General Illegal Activity Call 1-800-BE-ALERT

This phone number was provided by Customs/Homeland Security to report US Vendors selling fakes/counterfeits.

 

[Tdhurl1103]

Why don't you just call up Buck Knives and let them fight the fight? They have the lawyers and resources to do so. Just sayin.......

 

[oregon]

I plan to have a meal with Chuck Buck this summer at his place (BCCI 25th Anniversary) and I might ask him about counterfeits. I personally don't like fakers so I will do what I can. The story I've gotten is that ebay makes it quite difficult for a company to fight counterfeit sellers in their venue so the cost for Buck may not out weigh the benefit.