MASSIVE "COUNTERFEIT COMMERCE" SCHEME: BLUE MARBLE PRODUCTS CEO PETER FRANKLIN SERVED SUMMONS IN KINGDETECTOR patiobloom.com COUNTERFEIT CASE !
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First Texas, in its November 2, 2017 complaint against Shanghai Electronic, Blue Marble Products, LLC (d/b/a patiobloom.com), Costway.com (GoPlus Corp), Thesellingpost.biz, and Shanghai Zhangdu Electronic Commerce, d/b/a “King Detector”, alleged Shanghai Electronic was manufacturing, marketing and distributing metal detectors that are “indentical in appearance and designed to products designed, manufactured and distributed by First Texas.”
According to the complaint, the actual First Texas trademark was removed from the machines and packaging, but the products and printed material, which include copyrighted artwork and literature, were alleged to be “exact copies of First Texas/ products and protected intellectual property.” Shanghai Electronic, in a conspiracy with Blue Marble Products, LLC and the other named defendants, is allegedly “involved in facilitating the ongoing and unrestrained commercial importation of counterfeit metal detectors.”
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According to the complaint, the actual First Texas trademark was removed from the machines and packaging, but the products and printed material, which include copyrighted artwork and literature, were alleged to be “exact copies of First Texas/ products and protected intellectual property.” Shanghai Electronic, in a conspiracy with Blue Marble Products, LLC and the other named defendants, is allegedly “involved in facilitating the ongoing and unrestrained commercial importation of counterfeit metal detectors.”
