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I think any phone with the words "Nkia" or "Blockberry" on could reasonably be called counterfeit. At the same time, I imagine that the buyers of these phones
by pja 15y ago
I think any phone with the words "Nkia" or "Blockberry" on could reasonably be called counterfeit.
At the same time, I imagine that the buyers of these phones know exactly what they're getting, so whether the companies in question have really lost out is another question.
- ars 15y agoActually no, it needs to say the name properly to be counterfeit. (i.e. you have to claim to actually be the company, not merely imitate their goods). Messing up the name makes it a knockoff. Basically if you can easily tell by looking who really made it then it's not counterfeit. And either way it's certainly not "pirate" or "bandit".
- etaty 15y agoI think the problem is that they don't own or have a license for the patents.
- ars 15y agoIf that were the case, then they would sue MediaTek. Unlike the small manufacturers MediaTek is easy to find and it's a pretty large company.
- sesqu 15y agoNear-matches suffice for trademark infringement, if not straight-up counterfeiting. I am unsure as to which one piracy refers to.