KUNMING, China-Chinese officials in Kunming have ordered to close two fake Apple stores, not because of the piracy or copyright concerns, but because no official business to business in the southwestern city.
Five self-branded "Apple stores" have been found, Apple products without permission California based company sold the will, but only two said the mouth too, officials said.
An investigation into the shops was apparently discovered by an American blogger by a storm of media attention about a elaborate hoax Apple shop solved. The order not apply to that store of the application for a reseller license with Apple, a local government spokesman said.
"Media should not misunderstand the situation and jump to conclusions." Some overseas media has made it look that the shops sold fake Apple products, "said Chang Puyun, Kunming of spokesman for Government Business Bureau."
"China has great strides for the enforcement of intellectual property rights and the stores were not counterfeit products sell."
All fake Apple shop found in ChinaOfficials investigate whether Apple have with the Chinese Government their store design and layout by law protected had applied, added Chang.
Carried out inspections of some 300 shops in Kunming, after a blog post by American life in the city a in the close to perfect fake Apple store made where also the staff were convinced, that for the iPhone and iPad maker worked.
'Look And Feel'
In addition to the protection of brands, Chinese law forbids companies copy shops "Look And Feel" of other companies, but enforcement is often spotty.
The United States and other Western countries have often complained that China is alarmingly behind in his effort to eradicate intellectual property (IP)-Diebstahl.
"We hope that they are continuing against other violations of rights in intellectual property approach," said Ioana force, general manager of Shanghai chapter of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, in via e-Mail comment to Reuters.
In may, China was performed for the seventh time by the Office of the U.S. trade representative as a country with one of the worst records to prevent copyright theft.
Piracy and counterfeiting of U.S. software and a variety of other intellectual property in China U.S. businesses alone an estimated 48 billion and 2.1 million jobs in 2009 costs, said the US International Trade Commission.
Countless non-authorised Apple resellers and other brands sell electronic products throughout China the real thing but their purchase were abroad and smuggling them to skip taxes in the country.
Staff and demanded refunds on one of the fake late last week, uncertain legitimacy of products on offer called angry customers.
Huang Yinghui, an official at the City Business Bureau, bought all five unauthorized Apple stores in Kunming genuine Apple products, other authorized resellers in China were sold out, told of Reuters.
Apple has only four real Apple stores in China, in Beijing and Shanghai, and none in Kunming in Yunnan province, China. The company, which has 13 authorized resellers in Kunming, reached for comment.
Apple brand is the world's most valuable, worth $ 153 billion, according to a study this year.
Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters.
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