I don't know if I'd call it "IP crime": (1) copyright protection does not apply to methods of food production; (2) the methods existed long before patents were

I don't know if I'd call it "IP crime": (1) copyright protection does not apply to methods of food production; (2) the methods existed long before patents were invented; and (3) the American producers don't intend to use the term "jamon iberico de bellota" so there's no trademark violation (to the extent trademark protection might even apply here). I know what you mean though; there's still something skeezy about it because it exploits consumer confusion. Hooray American capitalism.