Counterfeit Products
Please
notify Fiorentino if someone is selling counterfeit
product. When we use the term counterfeit products we
are referring to those products which are fakes or
copies of Fiorentino's products. There is always the
possibility that your use of a counterfeit product can
damage your property or cause personal injury. In
addition, counterfeit products may not contain the
safety measures and quality standards that a genuine
Fiorentino product contains.
It is a
criminal offense to deal in counterfeit goods and an
offender can be sentenced to imprisonment or ordered to
pay fines. In addition, an offender can be sued for
compensation by Fiorentino in civil proceedings. In
order to protect the consumer Fiorentino is taking legal
measures such as trademark design and patent
registration of their logos, products and technology. In
addition, Fiorentino is registering with the customs
offices of countries to permit customs to seize
counterfeit goods.
We believe
the following manufacturers are in violation of selling
FIORENTINO'S patented technology (Australia
patent #2001290901 and New Zealand patent #525,030) and
have filed a civil complaint against them:
Para-Anchors Australia, AU
W.A. Coppins, NZ
Update: So far, paperwork provided by the
overseas suppliers are laughable to say the least.
Response time from these two suppliers are very
slow.
We believe
the companies listed below are using Fiorentino's
registered photographs to sell another manufacturer's
product. We have filed a criminal complaint with U.S.
Customs:
New Boat Supplies, FL
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Misquotes or Improper Citation
Most nautical writers in our industry work diligently to
follow the
appropriate
code of ethics. Once in a great while you
might read something that contradicts our research
efforts, website content, educational videos or one of
our articles. Next year we will attempt to post some of
these
misquotes that seem to come up in conversation at our
boats shows
or seminars. As always, we thank you for keeping
us posted with your valuable input and many suggestions.
Authors & Reporters
We
welcome discussion, critique, and
testing of our products by
third
parties. The boating community benefits
from
open and ethical exchange of
research data and real-life experiences
with safety gear. If you are interested
in testing
or writing about our
products, please contact
us so that we
may assist you with accurate data and
information. If you rely on
information
from this website,
including our videos or articles for your work,
we ask that you cite
our work appropriately according to
the code of ethics published by the
Society of Professional Journalists.
(http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp)
Using the written words of another
person or organization without citing
that source is plagiarism—a form
of theft
that is subject to civil
litigation.
Please understand that misquoted data, ommission about Fiorentino's
well published brand name products or research efforts
may
unethically rob the boating community from
accurate and valuable information.