IPOH: The Perak Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has seized 529 units of counterfeit mobile phones worth about RM150,800 in a raid at a business premises here. Its state director, Datuk Kamalludin Ismail, said the raid was conducted on Thursday (Feb 5) at 11.50am, following a complaint and information provided by the trademark owner, who alleged that the premises were selling branded mobile phones suspected to be counterfeit. “Inspection at the premises revealed a total of 529 mobile phones suspected of bearing registered trademarks without authorisation,” he said in a statement on Friday (Feb 6). Kamalludin added that representatives from the trademark company conducted a preliminary verification of the items and found that the premises are suspected of committing an offence under the Trademarks Act 2019. “If convicted, corporate entities can be fined up to RM15,000 for each item bearing the unauthorised trademark for the first offence and up to RM30,000 per item for subsequent offences.

Source: The Star February 07, 2026 03:34 UTC