Feds proudly announce seizure of "counterfeit Apple AirPods" that are actually just OnePlus Buds

[CitizenVectron]

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/13/21435637/us-cbp-counterfeit-airpods-oneplus-buds-mixup

 

 

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It can be hard to tell a difference between AirPods and the many earbuds that resemble them, but checking the box is always a good start. US Customs and Border Protection tonight tweeted that its officers had “recently seized 2,000 counterfeit Apple AirPods from Hong Kong, valued at $398K had they been genuine.” There’s also this press release on the situation, which praises CBP officers for “protecting the American public from various dangers on a daily basis” and says that “the interception of these counterfeit earbuds is a direct reflection of the vigilance and commitment to mission success by our CBP officers daily.”

 

The only problem is, based on the agency’s own photos, the seized products appear to be legitimate OnePlus Buds — transported in a box that plainly says as much. But CBP proudly tweeted “THAT’S NOT AN APPLE,” as if its people had astutely detected a forged piece of 18th-century art. It’s not clear if all of the 2,000 blocked units were OnePlus Buds, though the CBP images are unmistakable.

 

What a bunch of jamokes.

[Ghost_MH]

They've updated the story. CBP is holding that these are counterfeit AirPods even if they aren't trying to sell themselves as Apple products.

 

US Customs isn’t backing down, says seized OnePlus Buds violate Apple AirPods trademark

WWW.THEVERGE.COM

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US Customs and Border Protection says it didn’t make a mistake in seizing OnePlus Buds.

 

[CitizenVectron]

What's next, a shipment of Pepsi held at the border as counterfeit Coke?

[Jason]

2 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said:

What's next, a shipment of Pepsi held at the border as counterfeit Coke?

 

I'm sure it's a complete and total coincidence that OnePlus is a Chinese company.

[TwinIon]

 

29 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said:

They've updated the story. CBP is holding that these are counterfeit AirPods even if they aren't trying to sell themselves as Apple products.

 

US Customs isn’t backing down, says seized OnePlus Buds violate Apple AirPods trademark

WWW.THEVERGE.COM

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US Customs and Border Protection says it didn’t make a mistake in seizing OnePlus Buds.

 

Does CBP have the authority to make that decision? Is this something they do regularly or are they just doubling down here because they don't want to admit to their mistake?

[GeneticBlueprint]

32 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said:

What's next, a shipment of Pepsi held at the border as counterfeit Coke?

 

If there were any justice or taste buds in this world... yes.

[Jason]

5 minutes ago, TwinIon said:

 

Does CBP have the authority to make that decision? Is this something they do regularly or are they just doubling down here because they don't want to admit to their mistake?

 

People in the Ars Technica comments seem to think CBP realizes it fucked up but in its attempt to CYA managed to come up with a justification that's even stupider than the original fuckup. 

[Chairslinger]

Just now, Jason said:

 

People in the Ars Technica comments seem to think CBP realizes it fucked up but in its attempt to CYA managed to come up with a justification that's even stupider than the original fuckup. 

 

 

Trump's America

[Uaarkson]

I can’t decide if this is the best or worst timeline.

[CitizenVectron]

10 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said:

 

If there were any justice or taste buds in this world... yes.

 

Hey grandpa, it's the taste of a new generation!

[Joe]

Yeah this is definitely a bizarre one. Amazon is loaded with counterfeit Chinese AirPod lookalikes. Maybe they should start there.

[Spawn_of_Apathy]

AirPod knockoffs made for Galaxy knockoffs. 

[silentbob]

2 hours ago, TwinIon said:

 

are they just doubling down here because they don't want to admit to their mistake?

I can see them like this. Great story though

[Spawn_of_Apathy]

lol they’ve taken it upon themselves to be Apple’s patent lawyers. How nice for Apple. 
 

they don’t even look enough like AirPods to be mistaken for them. Such fools. 

[Reputator]

I think it's pretty obvious that if they don't back down, OnePlus will take them to court.