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RSS Feeds$7.2 million in fake AirPods seized by US customs in Cincinnati
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17 may 2021 12:18:22

 
$7.2 million in fake AirPods seized by US customs in Cincinnati
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What you need to know 36,000 fake AirPods have been fixed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The goods had a total value of $7.16 million. That`s 36,000 fake sets of AirPods. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have seized three shipments of fake AirPods in Cincinnati, with each shipment containing 12,000 items. With a total of 36,000 pairs of earbuds seized, the CBP says that the haul was worth $7.16 million based on Apple`s genuine retail price. Notably, none of the packaging includes the word `AirPods` and Apple`s logo is nowhere to be seen. However, as the CBP notice spotted by Apple Insider notes, that doesn`t matter. These things still break the law. Apple has configuration trademarks on their AirPods and has recorded those trademarks with CBP. Furthermore, a company does not have to put the `Apple` wordmark or design on their products to violate these trademarks. In this instance, further inspection of the earbuds revealed that their shape and desig...


 
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