24-12-2006, 09:51 AM
Leupold Alerts Customers To Counterfeit Products
Leupold is issuing a customer alert regarding bogus Leupold products that reportedly are being illegally imported from the People’s Republic of China. The products are sold primarily via the Internet, according to Leupold officials, and bear many of the marks and trade dress of current Leupold & Stevens riflescopes, making them very hard to distinguish externally from authentic Leupold products.
“It is a regrettable state of affairs that this theft of the Leupold trademark, as well as patent infringement, is ongoing,” said Andy York, vice president of marketing at Leupold. “We cannot express our anger and displeasure with the situation in strong enough terms, and we will pursue any person or corporation caught in this crime to the fullest extent of the law — both domestic and international.”
In recent months, counterfeited Leupold Mark 4 riflescopes have begun to arrive with increasing regularity at the firm’s Beaverton, Ore., headquarters for service, Leupold reports. Since Leupold did not manufacture the products, they are not covered by the Leupold Full Lifetime Warranty.
Officials say most of the scopes appear to originate from Hong Kong and have “Leupold Mark 4” laser engraved on the bottom of the turret in a silver etch, while the black ring on the objective is etched in white and does not include the name “Leupold.” The scopes also do not bear the Leupold medallion, a mark all Leupold scopes always possess. An authentic Mark 4 riflescope will always be engraved black on black and have the name “Leupold” engraved on the black ring.
Leupold employs serial number tracking for all its riflescopes. If a customer finds a scope that is suspect, Leopold recommends noting the serial number, then calling 1-800-LEUPOLD to determine if the scope is authentic.
Russ Thurman
Mvh
Kim
Jeg er ikke fejlfri,men det er så tæt på at det skræmmer mig.
Leupold is issuing a customer alert regarding bogus Leupold products that reportedly are being illegally imported from the People’s Republic of China. The products are sold primarily via the Internet, according to Leupold officials, and bear many of the marks and trade dress of current Leupold & Stevens riflescopes, making them very hard to distinguish externally from authentic Leupold products.
“It is a regrettable state of affairs that this theft of the Leupold trademark, as well as patent infringement, is ongoing,” said Andy York, vice president of marketing at Leupold. “We cannot express our anger and displeasure with the situation in strong enough terms, and we will pursue any person or corporation caught in this crime to the fullest extent of the law — both domestic and international.”
In recent months, counterfeited Leupold Mark 4 riflescopes have begun to arrive with increasing regularity at the firm’s Beaverton, Ore., headquarters for service, Leupold reports. Since Leupold did not manufacture the products, they are not covered by the Leupold Full Lifetime Warranty.
Officials say most of the scopes appear to originate from Hong Kong and have “Leupold Mark 4” laser engraved on the bottom of the turret in a silver etch, while the black ring on the objective is etched in white and does not include the name “Leupold.” The scopes also do not bear the Leupold medallion, a mark all Leupold scopes always possess. An authentic Mark 4 riflescope will always be engraved black on black and have the name “Leupold” engraved on the black ring.
Leupold employs serial number tracking for all its riflescopes. If a customer finds a scope that is suspect, Leopold recommends noting the serial number, then calling 1-800-LEUPOLD to determine if the scope is authentic.
Russ Thurman
Mvh
Kim
Jeg er ikke fejlfri,men det er så tæt på at det skræmmer mig.