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DSI seizes fake pools from factory

Illegal copying 'cost Desjoyaux B10m'
Bangfkok Post - By Bhanravee Tansubhapol

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) yesterday raided a factory in Phuket and seized counterfeit Desjoyaux swimming pools. Desjoyaux is a famous French swimming pool brand. Yongyuth Srisattayachon, director of the Intellectual Property Crime Bureau, said JD Pools Co used to be a manufacturer for Desjoyaux Thailand, but its contract expired two years ago.

Desjoyaux, a leading swimming pool manufacturer, later found that JD Pools had continued its production of the pools, which cost three million baht each, and sold them to customers in Bangkok and other countries, he said. Wongkarn Karnchananopinit, Desjoyaux executive manager, said her company had learned about the copied products because a Phuket customer who ordered goods from JD Pools had complained to Desjoyaux about problems with the product. The quality of the counterfeit goods is not as good, and they leak.

''Although JD Pools did not put the Desjoyaux logo on its products, the company made pools the same shape and size as the Desjoyaux swimming pools, which have been patented,'' said Ms Wongkarn.

She claimed that JD Pools' illegal copying of Desjoyaux products had cost the company more than 10 million baht in damage. Mr Yongyuth said he had asked for an arrest warrant for JD Pools Company's executive manager. The DSI will also examine the company's factory in Samut Prakan province soon.

Violation of intellectual property laws is subject to a jail term of not more than two years, or a 400,000-baht fine

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I've heard everything.

The various "quality" brands-Louis Vuitton, Cartier etc etc held a very big conference in Hong Kong 3 years ago and agreed to all pool millions of dollars to counter the counterfeiters.

Personally I think they left their run too late. If the Chinese can now produce a fake Ferrari, as they have, almost indistinguishable from the real thing, the days of quality brand names could be limited or perhaps their price will tumble.
Expect in the next 2 years the Chinese equivelant of the Toyota Corolla..copied excactly with minor cosmetic changes and a new name but selling for half the price throughout Asia.