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Originally Posted by Eric Coffey View Post
No, it's pretty clear. Bottom line: If a product carrying a company's trademarked logo/IP was not produced by that company, or under license/permission by that company (such as the Tag Monaco in the OP), it is counterfeit.
Selling (trafficking) counterfeit goods is illegal, even if it is disclosed that they are "replicas". The only grey area is that it's not illegal to buy counterfeit goods, as the buyer is seen as the "victim" in most cases.

No. See above.
That's the thing about legality. Sometimes it just seems obvious what something SHOULD be but the reality is you can't rely on obvious.

https://mic.com/articles/184485/whats-the-real-difference-between-knockoff-and-counterfeit#.V8UjeoOo7

https://wwd.com/business-news/retail/counterfeit-knockoff-replica-legal-10437109/
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