INFORM doesn’t go far enough

Finally, while INFORM Consumers should give consumers and intellectual property rights holders some transparency regarding seller self-reported identification and location, numerous other critical details remain missing. These include details on systems for vetting products by platforms, how consumers and intellectual property rights owners are contacted upon a discovery of a counterfeit and how many counterfeit products were actually sold, process for removal of listings, where counterfeits go after being reported or taken down if they have been warehoused or returned, how repeat sellers of counterfeit are removed, how warehousing might work and other details that are important for both the intellectual property rights owner, law enforcement, and consumers, as they have not been required by law.