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Listen: Are These Products Counterfeit, or Just Unbranded?

# Listen: Are These Products Counterfeit, or Just Unbranded?

Jarred West
- 23 April 2025
[Anti-Counterfeiting](https://spoor.com/tag/anti-counterfeiting/), [Intellectual Property](https://spoor.com/tag/intellectual-property/),

Partner, [Jarred West](https://spoor.com/our-people/jarred-west/) spoke to [CapeTalk](https://www.radio-south-africa.co.za/cape-talk) on how trade marks and unique product designs are protected around the world. Are foreign factories producing goods nearly identical to those of renowned global brands, at significantly lower prices, simply without the logos or branding? Would these unbranded products still be considered as counterfeit?

Listen here:

**RELATED: [Fakes & Frauds: The Costly Impact of Counterfeit Goods](https://spoor.com/counterfeit-goods-2/)**