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Chinese brothers charged over fake Gillette razors |
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Written by Felix Da Silva (fdasilva@bitnip.com)
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Tuesday, 25 September 2007 |
 Chinese prosecutors have charged two brothers with producing 160,000 fake "Gillette" razor blades in a major trading city in east China's Zhejiang Province.
According to Reuters, the Zhang brothers, are accused of assembling "Gillette Mach 3" razor blades at home with family members since June 2005 without the permission from Gillette (China).
The authorities were informed by a Beijing-based Intellectual Property Agency on behalf of Gillette, industrial and commercial officers with Wencheng County raided the home on July 4 last year, confiscating more than 30,000 blades.
The authorities said,
It is estimated the counterfeits were worth about 2.54 million yuan (6,000)
based on the average market price in Wenzhou. Evidence collected over the past year showed the suspects had violated the legal rights of Gillette and other authorised retailers, a public procurator in charge of the case said.
Jin pledged that the local authorities would reinforce a crackdown on intellectual property infringement.
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