BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JUNE 5, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN COVER STORY The Pirates' Growing List of Victims Procter & Gamble The company estimates that 15% of the soaps and detergents bearing its Head & Shoulders, Vidal Sassoon, Safeguard, and Tide brands in China are fake, costing $150 million in lost sales. Gillette As many as one-quarter of its Duracell batteries, Parker pens, and Gillette razors sold in China are believed to be pirated. Bestfoods Bogus versions of Skippy Peanut Butter and Knorr boullion result in tens of millions of dollars in lost sales. Yamaha The company estimates that five of every six JYM150-A motorcycles and ZY125 scooters bearing its name in China are fake. Some state-owned factories produce copies four months after a new model is launched. Nike Replicas of its sport shoes and T-shirts are a growing problem in China. Microsoft Microsoft Counterfeiters are moving beyond crude knockoffs to high-quality versions of Windows and Windows NT--with packaging virtually indistinguishable from the real product--and sold in authorized outlets. Anheuser-Busch Bogus Budweiser is sold in 640 ml bottles in China. DaimlerChrysler Fake brake disks, windshields, oil filters, and shock absorbers for Mercedes cars are being made and sold in China. Epson Copying machines as well as ink cartridges are counterfeited. DATA: Business Week _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					RELATED ITEMS China's Pirates (int'l edition) ASIAN COVER IMAGE: China's Pirates TABLE: Faking It in China TABLE: The Pirates' Growing List of Victims INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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