Lawmakers Spur Amazon, eBay to Crack Down on Counterfeits (1)

Amazon.com Inc., eBay Inc. and other companies headed to Capitol Hill June 4 for a closed-door meeting with House lawmakers on ways to block online counterfeit goods from flowing into the U.S.

Nike Inc. and Home Depot Inc. are also among the companies joining the meeting organized by Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), chairman of the House Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Martha Roby (R-Ala.), the subcommittee’s ranking member, and Doug Collins (R-Ga.), the full committee’s ranking member, according to a statement obtained by Bloomberg Law.

The meeting is aimed at helping U.S. retailers and brands voluntarily ...