![]() informed Apple that Mobile Star was its source for the majority of these counterfeit Apple products Ĭounterfeit power products, such as those supplied by Mobile Star, pose an immediate threat to consumer safety because, unlike genuine Apple products, they are not subjected to industry-standard consumer safety testing and are poorly constructed with inferior or missing components, flawed design, and inadequate electrical insulation. Apple said that Mobile Star was not only illegally using its trademark, but that the fake chargers had not passed safety tests and posed a risk to consumers.Īpple recently purchased a number of Apple power adapters and charging and syncing cables (collectively “power products”) that were directly sold by – not a third party seller – and determined that they were counterfeit. Patently Apple reports that Apple has filed a trademark infringement case against Mobile Star LLC, which Amazon named as the primary supplier of the counterfeit products. The items have now been removed from sale, and Apple is suing the company that made them … The products concerned were sold by Amazon directly, and not by a third-party Marketplace seller. There’s no shortage of third-party chargers and cables sold for Apple equipment, some of them claiming to be the genuine article, but Apple has found that even Amazon has been selling counterfeit products labelled as the real thing. CNET says that few details are yet available, but one of those involved in a pilot scheme said that Amazon’s approach to dealing with counterfeit products has undergone ‘a sea change.’ This subreddit is not endorsed or sponsored by Apple Inc.Update 2: Amazon is reportedly working on a new Brand Central program to help protect brands from knock-offs. If you'd like to view their content together, click here. This fundamental difference in audience is why we support two communities, r/Apple and r/AppleHelp. Apple SubredditsĬontent which benefits the community (news, rumors, and discussions) is valued over content which benefits only the individual (technical questions, help buying/selling, rants, etc.). ![]() Not sure what to buy?Īsk in our Daily Advice Thread or in our dedicated sister sub /r/AppleWhatShouldIBuy! See also the iPhone Upgrade Wiki for more information. Comments that are spreading COVID vaccine misinformation/claims are not allowed.Ĭheck here to see if any Apple services are down.These belong in the beta subreddits listed below. The proper place for advice is /r/AppleWhatShouldIBuy. No posts or comments relating to buying, selling, trading, giveaways or asking for advice about any of those topics.No content related to piracy or illegal activities.Before posting, read the detailed rules here. Self-promotion is allowed on Sundays only, strictly reserved for app developers and must be in the form of a self-post. We may approve your post if it is a high-level issue that can't be found through searches, or if it affects a large amount of people. No support questions outside of the Daily Advice Thread.No posts that aren’t directly related to Apple or the Apple eco-system.No rude, offensive, or hateful comments.No editorialized link titles (use the original source's title if applicable).Posts must foster reasonable discussion.No memes, direct images or contextless image/video posts.If you have a tech or buying/selling-related question, please check out our Daily Advice Thread or r/AppleHelp! CommunityĪ more in-depth version of the rules can be found here ![]() Welcome to r/Apple, the unofficial community for Apple news, rumors, and discussions.
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