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Counterfeiters busted at SEMA Show

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U.S. Marshalls busted Chinese counterfeiters for trying to sell cheap knock off parts at the SEMA show. Pretty ballsy of them to try and sell there cheap knock off parts right under our noses id say. :evil: [-X
http://www.fourwheeler.com/sema/2016/16 ... ve-papers/
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Racer X wrote:U.S. Marshalls busted Chinese counterfeiters for trying to sell cheap knock off parts at the SEMA show. Pretty ballsy of them to try and sell there cheap knock off parts right under our noses id say. :evil: [-X
http://www.fourwheeler.com/sema/2016/16 ... ve-papers/
Most U.S.Manufacturers do not go to the extra expense of getting a patent on their distinct parts.
The Chinese manufacturers seem to have had field days copying those to sell ... they got caught copying and trying to sell patented products; hearing about the policing of this illegal practice is great.
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Very few automotive parts would qualify for a patent. The part has to be Unique and Novel to qualify. 99.999% of auto parts are replacements of existing parts, so there's nothing to patent.
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Design patents.
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I have several utility patents covering various automotive parts. It’s basically a find a problem and solve it thing. I work more in the under car/chassis field.
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