We just lately reported that the US Borders and Customized Safety seized round 2,000 items of the OnePlus Buds, citing them as counterfeit Apple AirPods. On the time, it appeared just like the CBP tousled.
Nevertheless, as a substitute of acknowledging the error, the US Borders and Customized Safety has determined to not again down. A US Customs and Border Safety spokesperson gave a press release to the Verge ruling out this being a mistake.
The assertion stated: “Upon analyzing the cargo in query, a CBP import specialist decided that the topic earbuds appeared to violate Apple’s configuration trademark. Apple has configuration emblems on their model of earbuds and has recorded these emblems with CBP. Primarily based on that willpower, CBP officers at JFK Airport have seized the cargo underneath 19 USC 1526 (e).”
It’s noteworthy that Apple hasn’t taken any authorized motion towards OenPlus for the OnePlus Buds TWS earphones and they’re nonetheless obtainable for buy in america at a number of areas with none problem.
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It stays to be seen if CBP will seize future shipments from the corporate. The US Borders and Customized Safety division hasn’t revealed why the OnePlus Buds are getting scrutinized months after getting launched and happening sale in the U.S.
OnePlus doesn’t appear to have violated the trademark of Apple AirPods and it looks like the corporate is being focused simply due to being a Chinese language model provided that the market is filled with earphones that look just like Apple AirPods and nothing is happing to them.
The preliminary press launch saying the seizure of OnePlus Buds didn’t point out the trademark infringement however the brand new assertion from the division now says that the rationale for seizure is a trademark violation. This clearly reveals that CBP is attempting to justify its actions as a substitute of acknowledging that it tousled.
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