Columbia Sportswear Thwarts Counterfeiters in Southern China.Business Editors PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2004 Global Outdoor Apparel and Footwear Leader Teams up with Local Authorities to Seize More Than 2,000 Counterfeit Jackets Columbia Sportswear Columbia Sportswear Company NASDAQ: COLM is a United States company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and sportswear. Founded in 1938 by the late Paul Lamfrom, father of present chairperson Gert Boyle, the company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Company (Nasdaq:COLM COLM Column COLM Colorado National Monument (US National Park Service) COLM Committee On Lay Ministry ), a global leader in the active outdoor apparel and footwear industries, recently joined forces with southern Chinese authorities to raid a factory producing counterfeit Columbia Sportswear jackets. The recent raid of Lianxing Garments Company located in Zhongshan City, China is part of an aggressive campaign to stamp out to put an end to by sudden and energetic action; to extinguish; as, to stamp out a rebellion s>. See also: Stamp counterfeiters and protect Columbia's unique brands. The raid resulted in the seizure of more than 2,000 counterfeit pullovers and jackets. "The increasing worldwide recognition of our brands requires us to be extremely aggressive toward the illegal activities of counterfeiters," said Tim Boyle Tim Boyle (born January 28, 1984) is an Australian rules football player, playing forward with the Hawthorn Hawks of the Australian Football League. His career has been plagued by injuries. , President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Sportswear. "We are very pleased with continued efforts to dissuade TO DISSUADE, crim. law. To induce a person not to do an act. 2. To dissuade a witness from giving evidence against a person indicted, is an indictable offence at common law. Hawk. B. 1, c. 2 1, s. 1 5. counterfeiters from copying our products. We continue to successfully block the distribution and sale of counterfeits in key markets but it's critical that we also make efforts to stop these counterfeits at the source, such as the Lianxing factory." The factory will be fined, and the counterfeit product will be destroyed by Chinese governmental authorities. Columbia employees, independent sales representatives and distributors around the world are trained to identify counterfeit products. Columbia coordinates an active global anti-counterfeiting program from its headquarters in Portland, Ore., and initiates numerous operations each year. Founded in 1938 in Portland, Ore., Columbia Sportswear Company is a global leader in the design, sourcing, marketing and distribution of active outdoor apparel and footwear. As one of the largest outerwear brands in the world and the leading seller of skiwear ski·wear n. Clothing appropriate for various types of skiing. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , the Company has developed an international reputation for quality, performance, functionality and value. To learn more about Columbia Sportswear, please visit the Company's website at www.columbia.com. |
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