This has to be a bitter pill to swallow. A Shenzhen based technology company found imitation or shanzhai versions of its product, in the US. Apparently this shanzai is a knockoff of the real Chinese company’s product.
The funny thing is that this company is bitching about what the world has been saying for a decade. And this company says that the tortfeasor even copied the ‘made in china’ label as if that adds any value. The last humorous thing is that they want the wrongdoer caught before the goods make it to the Chinese market. News alert, if it was made here, it is pirated here. If it was pirated here, it has already been sold here.
excerpt chinadaily
“A Shenzhen-based technology company found imitation products, or “Shanzhai” versions, that used the company’s patents in the United States and is collecting related evidence to file a lawsuit before the shanzhai make their way into the Chinese market.
Jinghui Technology Co said a brand of electric bottle sold in the US with the “Made in China” label was an imitation copy of their products.
An official at Jinghui in charge of marketing said nearly 30% of the exported electric bottles from Guangdong, where Shenzhen is located, had infringed on Jinghui’s patents.
The company urged Customs to record the matter so as to stop the imitation imported goods at the border.”
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