Interesting read for anyone shopping for Montague
10-15-14, 03:49 PM
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Interesting read for anyone shopping for Montague
Seems like Montague has a serious counterfeiting problem, possibly related to unlicensed copies intended for sale within China.
Anyway, this article on how to spot a fake should be of interest to anyone shopping for one, who maybe finds what seems like a good price.
Anyway, this article on how to spot a fake should be of interest to anyone shopping for one, who maybe finds what seems like a good price.
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I read this article a couple of days ago on the Montague blog and found it very informative. Thank you for sharing it with the rest the forum.
10-16-14, 12:31 AM
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Very informative. I wondered about all those odd looking copies on eBay.
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Intellectual property theft and true counterfeits are a broad problem for the innovators in the industry. Dahon has been fighting this for years.
I was amused by the line in the Montague blurb: "Any bike using our design but not the official Montague name is a copy." Uh, yeah, so what's your point?
Using another's design protected under an active patent is stealing intellectual property. Putting another company's incorporated name and/or copyrighted logo on a product is committing fraud. Using another's unprotected ideas? Welcome to life.
I was amused by the line in the Montague blurb: "Any bike using our design but not the official Montague name is a copy." Uh, yeah, so what's your point?
Using another's design protected under an active patent is stealing intellectual property. Putting another company's incorporated name and/or copyrighted logo on a product is committing fraud. Using another's unprotected ideas? Welcome to life.
