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V8MoneyPit:
We have found a couple of our products being copied and for sale on eBay from Hong Kong......

Here's one of our products:


And their's:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140424966138&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_998

We have bought one to have a look! Then we will have a word with eBay to get their view on it and whether they will block the seller. However, I don't think the seller is the manufacturer. We will have to watch the marketplace for these.

They do say that imitation is the best form of flattery, but......  :evil:

dxmedia:
Sorry, but I think that the term is tough.

Copyright is country specific, so are patents.

Disco Matt:
Sad to say, I doubt you'll get anywhere even if you can prove that it's an exact copy of your product. The Chinese Government really doesn't seem to care about IP theft/counterfeiting, if anything I get the distinct impression that they're happy with it as it brings in more money. While this attitude continues there's little ebay can do - if they block this seller they'll turn up with a new account a week later.

Your best bet might be to put the word out on the Mini forums and make it known that someone is copying your product. If the copy turns out to be a shoddy piece of work then you can mention that too!

On a related note, I was browsing a magazine recently and began to wonder about some LR parts. I see near-identical rear dislocation cones from several manufacturers but I wonder who was the first to make them in that pattern? I mean the sort which look like two round-nosed triangles welded in an "X" shape (when seen from above). The only other design I've seen is the Gwyn Lewis ones with the hook to catch the spring before it clears the end of the cone.

Saffy:
how does the price compare between yours and theirs?

V8MoneyPit:

--- Quote from: dxmedia on July 15, 2010, 10:53:58 ---Sorry, but I think that the term is tough.

Copyright is country specific, so are patents.

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I'm sure you are right. But I'll talk with them anyway. If only to get their view on it. Intellectual design rights apply to the UK without registering. If a design is registered, it extends to all the EU and a few other countries.



--- Quote from: Saffy on July 15, 2010, 13:55:20 ---how does the price compare between yours and theirs?

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We retail ours at

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