This page has been validated.
- Lowu Market (Shenzhen, China). The display of signs prohibiting the sale of counterfeit or pirated goods has not deterred their sale in Lowu market and other markets in Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Despite relative success in Beijing and other jurisdictions, efforts to use landlord liability have largely failed as well.
- Nehru Place and Palika Bazaar in New Delhi, Richie Street and Burma Bazaar in Chennai, Manish Market, Heera Panna, Lamington Road, and the Fort District in Mumbai, and Chandni Chowk in Kolkata (India). These markets are known for the high volume of pirated software, optical media, and counterfeit goods.
- Panthip Plaza, the Klong Thom, Saphan Lek and Baan Mor shopping areas, the Patpong and Silom shopping areas, the Mah Boon Krong (MBK) Center, and the Sukhumvit Road area (Bangkok, Thailand). These locations are notorious for openly selling pirated and counterfeit goods. These are all designated as "red zones" by Thai authorities, which are markets targeted for increased raids due to their high piracy and counterfeiting rates.
- Petrivka Market (Kyiv, Ukraine). This open air market houses as many as 300 stands that sell pirated goods, including music, films, games, and software.
- San Andresitos (Colombia). These large marketplaces scattered throughout Columbia are notorious for unauthorized reproduction of music, video games, and movies. Raids and seizures are difficult due to the presence of organized crime and narco-traffickers.
- Silk Market (Beijing, China). Industry has cited Beijing's Silk Street Market as an egregious example of the counterfeiting of consumer and industrial products that is endemic in many retail and wholesale markets throughout China. Only limited progress has been made in addressing the severe IPR violations at this market since 2005. The United States encourages the appropriate authorities to ensure adequate enforcement of the trademark authorization measures mandated by the Beijing municipal courts.
- Tepito, Plaza Meave, Eje Central, Lomas Verdes, and Pericoapa Bazaar (Mexico City, Mexico); San Juan de Dios (Guadalajara, Mexico); Simitrio-La Cuchilla (Puebla, Mexico); and Pulgas (Monterrey, Mexico). With Tepito as the main warehousing and distribution center for infringing products, these informal markets sell pirated and counterfeit goods connected to or purchased from organized crime syndicates.
- Tri-Border Region (Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil). The Tri-Border Region of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil has a longstanding reputation as a hotbed of piracy and counterfeiting of many products.
45
