As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, exposed fact of unlawful use of another person’s trademark.

Investigation determined that, head of one of the companies selling washing detergents, in order to receive illegal income, was bottling cheap washing detergents under the brand name “Fairy” in artisan made enterprise, in Tbilisi, using another person’s trademark, furthermore selling the falsified products on the whole territory of Georgia as a branded washing detergent.

As a result of investigative activities, 8943 Bottles of “Fairy”, produced using another person’s trademark was seized, together with large quantity of packaging materials – bottles and etiquettes.

Investigation is underway under the first part of article 196 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment up to 2 years.