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That's brilliant marketing from Peak Design and Amazon obviously copied their product features but contrary to what most commenters seem to think that is not in
by brmgb 6y ago
That's brilliant marketing from Peak Design and Amazon obviously copied their product features but contrary to what most commenters seem to think that is not in anyway a counterfeit.
A counterfeit has to be made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive. It's going to be hard to confuse the Amazon bag and the Peak Design one when they don't use the same zips and straps, they don't have the same color and the Amazon brand is obvious on the Amazon one.
Both products have the same shape but that is not in anyway illegal.
- tantalor 6y agoIt depends. Is Amazon, the marketplace, abusing its monopoly position to squeeze out competition? Then yes, it may be illegal (IANAL).
- phreeza 6y agoHow is peak design a competitor though here, and in which way is amazon a monopolist? Peak design sells their merchandise through several other channels, so amazon is probably not a monopolist for "selling camera bags online", and on the marketplace, peak design is more like a paying customer, not a competitor. Amazon would probably be within their rights removing Peak design completely.
- leppr 6y agoThe branding is not just the literal logo. The typical visual elements peculiar to Peak Design are present in the Amazon Basics version. Compare the two products in their black version, I know if I had seen the Amazon version in the wild I would've instantly thought it was a Peak Design bag. Original: https://www.peakdesign.com/collections/everyday-bags/products/everyday-sling?variant=29742302068780 https://www.peakdesign.com/collections/everyday-bags/product... Amazon version: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Everyday-Sling-Inches-Black/dp/B084CG43XD/ https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Everyday-Sling-Inches-Bl... (notice they forgot to remove the "Everyday" moniker from the url)
- brmgb 6y ago> The branding is not just the literal logo. The typical visual elements peculiar to Peak Design are present in the Amazon Basics version. And? The Amazon Basics definitely is a knockoff of the Peak Design one but that's perfectly legal. Unless a product is so similar to another, a customer would be mislead, it isn't counterfeiting. The Amazon one doesn't use the same zip, doesn't use the same flap, doesn't use the same strap, isn't the same color and prominently display the Amazon Basics branding. You can't confuse it for a Peak Design bag when buying. Therefore it isn't a counterfeit.