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Korean electronics manufacturers are joining forces to fight Chinese knockoff brands amid a rising tide of Chinese goods that appropriate Korean technology and design to sell as their own, sometimes for export.
The Electronic Industries Association of Korea (EIAK) said Sunday it plans to set up a committee that will tackle the menace to minimize further damage for domestic companies. EIAK will investigate the losses to domestic makers of mobile phones, MP3 players and other electronics products and set up damage report center. It will also exhibit the originals next to their Chinese imitations around major Chinese cities.
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A Chinese manufacturer uses the Samsung trademark for imitations of Korean goods. The name 'Amycall' -- not 'Anycall' - can be seen at the bottom of the screen.
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¡°The losses to domestic companies due to Chinese imitation products continue to grow,¡± EIAK director Kim Kyu-wan said. ¡°But it can spell trouble for companies if they try to deal with these problems on their own, so we have decided to step forward jointly.¡±
According to an investigation by EIAK on damage to over 1,000 domestic electronics companies, the number of knockoff brands from China is growing, from high-end products to mobile phone parts, MP3 players, set-top boxes and sensors.
Samsung Electronics executives are fuming because retailers are selling a copy of Samsung¡¯s Blue Black Phone ¥± even before the original has been launched in the Chinese market. LG Electronics earlier this year won a suit it brought against Xinfei Electric for stealing its air conditioner designs.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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