Image credit wheninmanila.com
China is truly “The king of Imitations” and others consider them “The Pirates of the World”
A Filipino tourist reportedly traveling in a remote province in China spotted this Jollibee imitation sign inside a mall. As reported in wheninmanila.com, Dennis T. spotted the fake fast-food sign in Yinchuan City, Ningxia province inside the Wanda Mall. The mall is owned by Dalian Wanda Group Co Ltd. – China’s largest commercial property company and the world’s largest cinema chain operator.
Dennis thinks the sign was a real fast-food at first, only to find out that the sign was just a filler.
China is notorious in faking signs and product labels. They change the names but use the same logo images like Dulce & Banana, ERSPTE, KLG (KFC), and dmany others.
The report also said that these signs (fillers) are always use in empty spaces for rent (instead of putting blank space).
In the United States, signs like this would result to a massive trademark lawsuit.
Earlier this May, giant Chinese online company Alibaba.com was sued by luxury brands Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and other brands owned by Paris-based Kering SA (PRTP.PA) seeking damages and an injunction for alleged violations of trademark and racketeering laws
The lawsuit alleged that Alibaba had conspired to manufacture, offer for sale and traffic in counterfeit products bearing their trademarks without their permission.
A spokesman for Alibaba, Bob Christie, said in a statement:
“We continue to work in partnership with numerous brands to help them protect their intellectual property, and we have a strong track record of doing so. Unfortunately, Kering Group has chosen the path of wasteful litigation instead of the path of constructive cooperation. We believe this complaint has no basis and we will fight it vigorously.”
Concerns over fake products on Alibaba’s platforms, including online marketplace Taobao, have dogged it for years, although the U.S. Trade Representative removed Taobao from its list of “notorious markets” in 2012 in light of progress made.
The lawsuit marked the second time in less than a year that the Kering brands had sued Alibaba over the alleged sale of counterfeit products.
/Carla Gamboa/
The post Look: This is How China Imitates Jollibee appeared first on The Philippine Pride.