My question involves a consumer law issue in the State of: WA
According to this article, it's okay to buy a knock-off, only illegal to sell it. According everything else I've seen online however, it's the opposite (in the US, it is illegal to buy a counterfeit). NYTimes however is more credible than all of the other sources - at the same time, it seems odd to me that everything else suggests otherwise so I came here to clarify.
My concern is that, suppose I already possess a counterfeit product, am I legally liable? I don't plan to sell it, it's just lying around and isn't even like a good counterfeit (knock-off watch from a park near NY years ago). If I am, is there something I can do to get in the clear?
Thanks for the help.

