Transfer Learning in Counterfeit Goods Detection

Stanislav Mamonov, Olga Pendleton, Sydney Shortino, Luis Herrera

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Abstract

Counterfeit goods, defined as products that are made to look like genuine or original items but are actually fake or imitation versions, constitute a global problem. OECD estimates that global trade in counterfeit goods has reached $509 billion in 2016 and it continues to grow (European Union Intellectual Property Office, 2021). E-commerce wherein businesses and consumers buy and sell goods via the internet has reached $1 trillion in the United States in 2022 (United States Census, 2023). E-commerce platforms, e.g. Amazon.com, often offer access to third-party sellers. Estimates suggest that there are over 2 million third-party sellers on Amazon.com and third-party sellers now account for 60% of all unit sales on Amazon.com (Amazon Inc., 2023). Third-party sellers often engage in selling counterfeit goods in e-commerce platforms. Despite Amazon’s efforts, the sale of counterfeit goods remains a challenge for the platform (Myers, 2023). Consumer reviews offer a potential source of information regarding the sale of counterfeit products in ecommerce platforms (Wimmer & Yoon, 2017). We assess the predictive value of consumer reviews towards identification of counterfeit goods and we also examine the potential for transfer learning (Day & Khoshgoftaar, 2017), i.e. the use of classification models developed to identify instances of consumer reports of counterfeit goods in the context of one product to identify reviews signaling counterfeit goods in other product categories.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication29th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2023
PublisherAssociation for Information Systems
ISBN (Electronic)9781713893592
StatePublished - 2023
Event29th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems: Diving into Uncharted Waters, AMCIS 2023 - Panama City, Panama
Duration: 10 Aug 202312 Aug 2023

Publication series

Name29th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2023

Conference

Conference29th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems: Diving into Uncharted Waters, AMCIS 2023
Country/TerritoryPanama
CityPanama City
Period10/08/2312/08/23

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