Spot the difference? How fake merch inflicts very real harms
From Closer Look by Village Media Inc.
June 7, 2026 · 29 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of counterfeit soccer merchandise and features insights from lawyer David Lipkus.
This week, Toronto police displayed the fruits of a massive seizure of counterfeit soccer merchandise worth millions of dollars. The haul included 16,000 fake name-brand jerseys and flags — including FIFA, Nike, Adidas and Puma — and even two counterfeit FIFA World Cup trophies. At first glance, it’s easy to downplay such a bust as a “victimless crime.” But don’t tell that to Toronto lawyer David Lipkus, whose firm, Lipkus Law LLP, tipped off the cops to this operation. A leading intellectual...
People in this episode
Guest: David Lipkus
Topics covered
- counterfeit merchandise
- intellectual property
- law enforcement
- sports
- consumer protection
Keywords
- counterfeit
- soccer merchandise
- Toronto police
- intellectual property
- David Lipkus
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Lipkus Law LLP, Toronto police
Products: FIFA, Nike, Adidas, Puma
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