A bipartisan group of US representatives introduced a bill Monday to prevent the internet sale of counterfeit goods. The Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-Commerce Act (SHOP SAFE Act) would hold internet platforms liable under trademark law for third-party sites selling counterfeit goods sold on the platform.
The group cited the president’s 2019 Memorandum on Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods as the impetus for congressional action. In the memorandum, the president described the growing problem of counterfeit goods in internet commerce:
