FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Counterfeit MOONEYES T-shirts Manufacturer in Thailand Raided
SANTA FE SPRINGS, California (July 2, 2010) – Earlier this year, MOONEYES received a report from a MOONEYES International Special Tasks (MIST) associate detailing a counterfeit manufacturer operating in Thailand. This group had produced, in significant quantities, various t-shirt designs which included a large number of MOONEYES designs. MOON of Japan, Inc. and MOONEYES USA, Inc. holds many exclusive registered trademarks and copyrights around the world and immediately took action to stop the counterfeit products being distributed.
After more information was gathered and proper documentation was obtained, MIST associates accompanied the Thailand police as they conducted a raid on the counterfeit leader’s store on June 11, 2010. The store was located on the ground floor of a major building near the capital city of Bangkok. The shopkeeper was taken into custody and the store raid turned up over 500 T-shirts bearing counterfeit MOONEYES trademarks. MIST associates will continue to monitor this situation closely as they do constantly all over the world.
“This is only a small portion of what was produced,” said Shige Suganuma, owner of MOONEYES. “The counterfeit t-shirts were initially produced and shipped in bulk to Europe and the manufacturer continued to produce those designs and selling them directly from his store.”
The designs were based on direct copies from authentic t-shirts made by MOONEYES. A large number of designs are made and sold in Japan by MOON of Japan, Inc. Information obtained from the shopkeeper indicated a customer from Japan brought sample t-shirts and asked for them to be duplicated. The designs are almost identical and can be difficult to tell them apart. The best way to determine the counterfeit t-shirt is by looking at the inside collar. Authentic t-shirts from MOONEYES have a label/tag where the counterfeit shirts have no tags and print the size on the material. For reference, photos are shown below.
If you see this printed on the inside, sorry, it is fake.
Any counterfeit products, bootlegs, pirate copies, etc. are a great concern for everyone, businesses and consumers alike. MOONEYES felt it was important to make this release public to bring awareness to this matter. Hundreds, if not thousands, of t-shirts have been distributed and might be at your local shop. So be on the lookout for counterfeit t-shirts and be sure you are always purchasing authentic MOONEYES products. There’s only one MOONEYES. Go with MOON!
Contact:
MOON OF JAPAN, Inc.
2-10 Honmoku-Miyahara, Naka-ku
Kanagawa, Yokohama 231-0804
JAPAN
Telephone: 045-623-9660
Fax: 045-623-9665
MOONEYES USA, Inc.
10820 S Norwalk Blvd
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
USA
Telephone: 562 944-6311
Fax: 562 946-2961
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