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Originally Posted by ch!3f
i know hes making copies of his parts and it doenst matter how old the designs are if they have copyright or what ever it is he will be able to prosecute him for it,it doent matter if they are slightly difference in appearance everything else is the same.
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I’m not jumping into this (really, I’m not!) but I only asked about how long the parts have been in production because I have been on the other end of this in the past, and it turned out that due to designs only being protected for five years (unless patented) that I couldn’t do a thing about my product being copied. Moreover, if that item happens to be a spare part then the UK law actively prohibits me as an innovator and manufacturer (who has sunk a LOT more money up front into R&D!) from preventing another company from making a “compatible” item! The law is an ass, and never as straightforward as one would assume. Or maybe I just couldn’t afford the decent lawyers...
