Originally Posted by
bhkyte
Brompton still claimed " intellectual rights" when I tried to sell a Merc on ebay advertised as having genuine Brompton parts. Ebay pulled the advert twice under Bromptons complains. Have they any right to do this or were Ebay simply pandering to Bromptoms demands?
Absolutely not, that was very off of them. I can understand why they considered the Merc a breach of copyright. I totally agree that there is no argument against copying some technical aspects of an expired patent but to unashamedly clone a product? That's just my opinion of course.
As for picking on you as an individual, would it really have impacted their business? I can understand how you feel as a person. I think that was an infringement of your rights as an individual.