/pæs ɔf/ – Phrase
Definition: hành vi vi phạm bản quyền hoặc thương hiệu bằng cách bán hàng giả mạo hoặc làm giả thông tin về nguồn gốc của sản phẩm.
A more thorough explanation: 1. (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) to use a deceptive (=misleading) market practice, often involving trademarks, that causes a company’s products or services to be confused with those of a competitor
2. if you pass something off as something else then you pretend that it is another thing or another brand in order to cheat someone such as a customer or an official
Example: 1. We have a right to protect our distinctive colour purple from others seeking to pass off their products as Cadbury chocolate.
2. He tried to pass his swimming certificate off as a masters degree from Cambridge.