by lalit k jha washington snapdeal one of indias largest ecommerce companies on thursday said the report of the us trade representatives that placed it in the notorious markets list for counterfeiting and piracy is based on unverified inputs and is defamatory in naturein its annual edition of notorious markets list for counterfeiting and piracy the ustr said on wednesday that snapdeal is known as a place to purchase counterfeit watches and shoesread alsoamazonin snapdeal in us notorious markets listaccording to a november 2018 survey 37 per cent of its customers reported that they had received a counterfeit product from snapdeal the ustr said advt responding to the ustrs move a snapdeal spokesperson said the comments made in the report in respect of snapdeal are factually incorrect in most aspects are based on unverified inputs and are defamatory in naturethe comments made in the report in respect of snapdeal are factually incorrect in most aspects are based on unverified inputs and are defamatory in nature the spokesperson saidsnapdeal along with four indian shopping complexes have figured in the us 2020 edition of the notorious markets listother than snapdeal the four markets are tank road in delhi heera panna in mumbai kidderpore in kolkata and millennium centre in aizawlin july 2019 snapdeals founders were arrested for selling counterfeit products the ustr claimedright holders have also sued snapdeal for selling counterfeit goods said the reportin a statement the spokesperson of the online marketplace said that the company firmly disagrees with the findings of the report and specifically in its observations relating to snapdealthe report also ignores the extensive and ongoing efforts by various marketplaces to collaborate with brands towards the protection of intellectual property on online marketplaces said the spokespersonas indias thirdlargest marketplace snapdeal operates a robust anticounterfeit programme brand shield that enables easy reporting and takedown of listings of counterfeits and delisting of defaulting sellers it asserted adding that it has welldefined measures to verify the identity of sellers based on government registrations advt snapdeal works closely with global and leading indian brands and with law enforcement authorities to provide information wherever required to support any effort to enforce the legal rights of the brand owners the spokesperson saidaccording to the spokesperson snapdeal is also an active member of the international trademark association a global alliance spanning 7200 members across 187 countries including large brand owners small and medium enterprises government offices nonprofits among othersin all the us trade representatives ustr annual list has 38 online markets and 34 physical markets that are reported to engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracythe report released by ustr seeks to cast aspersions on many of the worlds leading online marketplaces including amazon pinduoduo shopee snapdeal taobao tokopedia and many more the spokesperson saidthe spokesperson claimed that the ustr report is based on a limited understanding of the business models of online marketplaces and ignores the roles and responsibilities of intermediaries under the law in various jurisdictions