Spurious Goods
Definition of spurious goods.
Spurious goods and services" mean such goods and services which are claimed to be genuine but they are actually not so. These goods are outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its original qualities. Thus such goods are intended to deceive the customers.
Introduction: Spurious goods are copy of the original products having well-known trade marks, logos, along with the external packaging and product arrangement, so that they look like they are authentic when they, are in reality second-rate copies or imitations of the original product.
These spurious goods are available due to a lack of consumer awareness, weak enforcement of existing laws and rapid innovations in technology so today no consumer can be sure of the authenticity of the product he or she he has purchased. Today many consumers are duped into believing that the products they are buying are genuine when in reality they are actually fake.
Types of spurious goods.
Spurious goods are of two types – one: counterfeit products and two: pass-off products. Counterfeit products are fake products that bear identical name of product/ packaging/graphics/colour scheme and even same name and address as the genuine manufacturer. Someone produces these to look exactly like real products other than the legal owner of the real products, trademarks and product packaging. Sometimes it is becoming more and more difficult to tell which is the real "Ponds" talcum powder and "Clinic Plus" shampoo from the fake products.
Pass-off products use similar sounding or are similar in spelling (for example "Luk" for "Lux", "510" for "501", "Saveena" for "Sabeena", "Sun Max" or "Super Master" i.e. they spell alike and look alike. They use similar type of packaging or colour or designs. They come out with the motive of misleading and cheating ordinary consumers who are uneducated or in a hurry in purchasing products.
Product origin and flow chart.
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Spurious goods and services" mean such goods and services which are claimed to be genuine but they are actually not so. These goods are outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its original qualities. Thus such goods are intended to deceive the customers.
Introduction: Spurious goods are copy of the original products having well-known trade marks, logos, along with the external packaging and product arrangement, so that they look like they are authentic when they, are in reality second-rate copies or imitations of the original product.
These spurious goods are available due to a lack of consumer awareness, weak enforcement of existing laws and rapid innovations in technology so today no consumer can be sure of the authenticity of the product he or she he has purchased. Today many consumers are duped into believing that the products they are buying are genuine when in reality they are actually fake.
Types of spurious goods.
Spurious goods are of two types – one: counterfeit products and two: pass-off products. Counterfeit products are fake products that bear identical name of product/ packaging/graphics/colour scheme and even same name and address as the genuine manufacturer. Someone produces these to look exactly like real products other than the legal owner of the real products, trademarks and product packaging. Sometimes it is becoming more and more difficult to tell which is the real "Ponds" talcum powder and "Clinic Plus" shampoo from the fake products.
Pass-off products use similar sounding or are similar in spelling (for example "Luk" for "Lux", "510" for "501", "Saveena" for "Sabeena", "Sun Max" or "Super Master" i.e. they spell alike and look alike. They use similar type of packaging or colour or designs. They come out with the motive of misleading and cheating ordinary consumers who are uneducated or in a hurry in purchasing products.
Product origin and flow chart.
MEDICINES
Drugs play a