Surely it takes away any incentive of the original producers to innovate if the product is quickly cloned (even under a different name) and sold at close to bre

Surely it takes away any incentive of the original producers to innovate if the product is quickly cloned (even under a different name) and sold at close to break even point, leading consumers to buy the cheaper one (and perhaps even wait for it to arrive), preventing the producer from even recouping their R&D costs?