SARABURI — Police 191 arrested Chinese man livestreaming bedding sales, find large quantity of intellectual property infringing goods worth 40 million baht ($1.24 million).
Mr. Nong, a 38-year-old Chinese national who sold livestream bedding products, was arrested by Police Patrol 191 officers inside a warehouse in Moo 4, Nong Rong Subdistrict, Nong Khae District, Saraburi Province on September 26.
Evidence seized included a computer set with two monitors used for livestreaming, one Logitech camera with tripod for livestreaming, one bell, and 32 sets of LOTUS and Dunlopillo branded duvets and bed sheets used for livestreaming.
Additionally, authorities seized three categories of goods infringing on intellectual property:
- 767 sacks containing LOTUS and Dunlopillo branded duvet sets with bed sheets, pillowcases, and bolster pillows
- 11,447 pieces of LOTUS and Dunlopillo branded bed sheet sets packed in cardboard boxes
The total number of intellectual property infringing goods exceeded 20,000 pieces, with an estimated value of over 40 million baht.
Mr. Nong faces multiple charges, including counterfeiting trademarks, service marks, certification marks, or collective marks of others that are already registered; imitating registered trademarks of others; copyright infringement for profit; and possessing counterfeit trademarked goods registered in the kingdom for sale without permission.
The investigation began after a representative from Lotus Mattress Company Limited filed a complaint on September 12, reporting that they had seen a TikTok user named “wants shop” livestreaming their company’s bedding products and using their logo.
Patrol Unit 1 investigators then traced the TikTok user “wants shop,” leading to the arrest warrant for the individual livestreaming and selling the intellectual property infringing goods.
Mr. Nong confessed to buying raw fabric to produce and sell the goods himself, using famous brand logos. He also stored infringing goods in an unnumbered warehouse in Moo 4, Nong Rong Subdistrict, Nong Khae District, Saraburi Province, adjacent to the warehouse where he conducted his livestreams.
He then led the investigation team and the Lotus Mattress Company Limited representative to search the warehouse, where they found hundreds more sacks of intellectual property infringing goods worth over 40 million baht. Officers then took him to Nang Loeng Police Station in Bangkok for further legal proceedings.
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