While the sound quality of the counterfeit Sennheiser headphones is decidedly inferior, they resemble the legitimate product. Often it's difficult to visually distinguish the genuine item from the forgery. officials are putting diplomatic pressure on China to crack down on counterfeiters.

Others are giving each product a unique serial number, allowing consumers to check the item's authenticity on their mobile phone, he said. 'When a shipment comes in, they can wave the wand over the products and tell whether they're authentic.' Some firms are adding tiny amounts of chemicals to their products that can only be detected by hand-held wands, Petricone said.

'In China they discovered not just counterfeit Apple products but counterfeit Apple stores,' Petricone said, citing a recent scam.Įlectronics manufacturers are trying to combat the problem using various solutions.

'Counterfeiters are becoming more brazen,' said Michael Petricone, senior vice president of government affairs at the Consumer Electronics Association, based in Washington D.C.

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