The Spanish Chinese Shoe Merchant Has Been Investigated By &Nbsp; Who Is The Imitation Of The Shoes

At 3 p.m. on November 11th, our correspondent arrived at the scene after nearly 4 hours' driving, and interviewed 3 Chinese warehouses.

News playback: the warehouse was sealed by 25 people.

On November 8th, Spanish police launched a large-scale attack on infringing products in the industrial area of Elche in the southeast province of Alicante.

According to the Spanish EFI news agency, the Carr s industrial area in the Elche area is the focus of the police. The 3 Chinese wholesale warehouses handled by the police in the industrial area were accused of violating industrial and intellectual property rights and seized a large number of counterfeit sports shoes, such as the famous international shoe makers.

According to the police, 25 Chinese have been arrested and 150 thousand counterfeit sneakers have been found. The shoemaking is mainly the Xti shoe company's sports shoes this autumn and winter.

Among the 25 arrested, men, women, young people, warehouse workers or foreign visitors held no difference and were held in detention centers for 12 to 36 hours.

It is reported that after the Xti shoe company reported to the Spanish police, the police took an investigation and strike action.

The massive strike action by the national police is continuing and there may be more arrests.

After the outbreak of the incident, Spain's local news media radio reported the incident for the first time. One family was fiercely fiercely opposed to one household.

In the afternoon of November 11th, the reporters drove to the Elche warehouse area, only to see the closed iron doors and the dignified look of the staff.

Outside a checked warehouse, the reporter found a Zhang Bin who remained behind.

He described the situation at that time to reporters.

"Around 10:10 that morning, we were opening, and the workers were moving goods. Suddenly more than 10 policemen and plainclothes rushed in.

Subsequently, one of the leading police officers quickly detained 8 people after they showed their badges and demanded that they be all concentrated in the central empty space of the warehouse.

Zhang Bin said.

The police officer said briefly that the warehouse was certified by the shoe company for "counterfeit shoes style" and other charges. Now it is necessary to authenticate and seal the counterfeit goods in the warehouse.

Immediately, several people who looked like shoemaking companies entered the warehouse and began identifying and identifying the goods on the warehouse shelves.

Zhang Bin angrily told reporters: "the shoemaking company is with the police, and there are a large number of local news media at the door of the warehouse. After the police action, they began to take pictures and videos."

However, Zhang Bin was puzzled: "I am puzzled that the police do not mean that the shoemaking company has identified us to imitate their style to identify it. Why do we even have media reporters in place?"

According to Zhang Bin, the police asked the 8 people who were detained at the scene to show their identity cards. One of their compatriots was traveling abroad, and their passports were at home.

She told the police about the situation. When she was going to the toilet to call someone to bring her passport, a police officer came forward and kicked the door of the bathroom, and snatched the phone away.

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Later, she and 24 others were sent to the local detention center in Alicante.

An arrested person who did not want to be named told reporters that in the cell, 25 of the 3 warehouses were arrested. The oldest was nearly 60 years old, the youngest was only 19 years old, and there were also several Spanish and Romanian people working in warehouses.

Police officers divided the 25 men into several cells by sex and nationality, and then let each person receive a stinking blanket.

On the same day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the afternoon, 25 people who did not eat water were asked to eat and drink, but were refused.

"The policeman said," to drink water, go to the toilet to drink. "

The arrested person said, "our people want to go to the toilet, but the police refuse to do so. We can't keep up with them and ask them together, but they turn the lights off directly.

The oldest of us is almost 60 years old. Where can we hold it? The police do not care so much. As soon as we speak, he will turn off the lights. "

Up to second days afternoon, 25 people were released after being questioned by the police alone, and the longest detention time was 36 hours.

The arrested person said, "we only have a few biscuits and a glass of juice."

Doubtful point three: who is the counterfeit?

On the morning of 11, 3 checked warehouses began to operate normally, but the anger of warehouse workers was not reduced.

They believe that the allegation of counterfeit shoes can not be established.

"From the notice of the other lawyer, the local shoe company said that its shoes designed in September were imitated and sold in large quantities.

We have started selling these shoes in 7 and August this year and are selling hot. The goods being checked are second replenishment.

According to the time, who is imitating who? "The warehouse operator told reporters.

The reporter investigated the lawyer's documents, and found that a large number of 3 warehouses were seized and moved away, and a large number of people were accused of "imitation style" shoes products. They were not sent to the local authorities for identification and storage by the police officers, but they were pported back to the company by the shoemaking company.

"Assuming that we are counterfeiting, then according to judicial procedures, these shoes must be sent to the courts and other relevant departments for identification and preservation.

The present practice is obviously contrary to common sense.

Chinese businessmen put forward their second argument.

At that time, Zhang Bin, the staff at the scene, put forward third proofs: "at that time, when they were carrying out the identification of shoes products, they were hesitant about the shoes products on our shelves, and finally we decided on several items under discussion."

Doubtful point four: cash on the spot is missing?

On the morning of 11, all the people immediately checked the goods and personal belongings in their warehouses after they were released.

They found that not only the goods were moved away, but also the cash in the purse and purse placed in the warehouse was all missing.

"Except for personal cash, all the cash in our 3 storehouse cash registers was taken away. Even one of the 3 packages of cigarettes laid on the table was taken away."

A warehouse staff told reporters.

The warehouse clerk said, "the keys to the other two warehouses were returned to them later, but we were still in the hands of the police, and could not get them back at all.

Then we had no choice but to change the lock, because the lawyer told us that we could open the door. "

Doubtful point five: re check "imitation raw materials"?

When the news media once turned their eyes on the 3 checked warehouses, the police again inspected another warehouse of Chinese shoes and bags in the warehouse area around 11 a.m. in November 10th, and searched the site for more than 60 thousand euros of the warehouse owners' money and the total wages of thousands of euros issued by the warehouse staff on that day, totaling about 70 thousand euros.

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The reporter went to the warehouse at 12 p.m. around 2 p.m. for an interview.

The Chinese who was detained at the scene told reporters: "I heard the man (police) and the person on the phone that we are very formal here, there is no violation or counterfeit goods exist, and then said a lot."

The Chinese told reporters that after the police had hung up the phone, they forced the owner to turn on the computer and said they had to check out the warehouse receipts and receipts and other data.

After the computer was opened, the law enforcement officer identified several of the packages as counterfeiting, giving the reason that "the materials for these bags are counterfeited by the shoemaking company".

Then, the police entered the warehouse office to check, and said, "we are here to find the money! If you don't give me a check, I'll hit you!"

In the end, the police inspected the office and took away 60 thousand and 200 euros from the owners, and seized all the cash from the owners and 3 other staff members.

4 owners were taken to the police station. When they were released that night, the police officers returned only 15 euros confiscated from one of their pockets and a few dollars from another person, and the huge 70 thousand euros were not returned.

The incident aroused strong reactions among the local Chinese. Many Chinese were shocked and indignant with the feeling of "injury to their kind". Some people reflected on how to change the business mode of Chinese businessmen.

How the situation develops, our reporter will continue to follow.

ZARA is not an example.

In the interview, what impressed me most was a young Chinese saying: "to say copy, Spanish businessmen are old hands."

Indeed, Spain's local garment industry starts with imitation.

Take the brand ZARA, which is the "popular fast food" brand, for example, every season's clothing has the international big card's trace.

Statistics show that many major complaints against ZARA design infringement have been in line for five years.

Since Spanish local bigwigs are not "hard to tie up", why do the authorities only make difficulties for Chinese businessmen? The Chinese interviewed are inevitably associated with "local protectionism".

Spain has yet to get out of the shadow of the economic crisis. The local garment industry is depressed, workers are unemployed and factories are closing down.

The exaggeration of the media and the accumulation of national sentiments made Chinese merchants a chopping board.

However, in another way, apart from the tragic victim complex, why does intellectual property always become the "eternal pain" of Chinese businessmen?

It must be said that many Chinese businessmen do not know Spanish Laws very well, they are "intellectual property blindness".

Little imagine, this has moved someone else's cheese.

Over time, not only did the police intervene, it also brought a devastating blow to the overall reputation of Chinese businessmen.

This incident has sounded the alarm for local Chinese businessmen.

If our Chinese owners have more intellectual property protection, they should know something about the fashion manufacturers when they arrive, and prepare relevant materials for the easy counterfeit style, so that they may be prepared to prepare for the possible rights protection behaviors.

In Spain, Chinese businessmen should bear in mind that ZARA is not an example. The best way to protect oneself is to innovate rather than imitate.