COPY PRODUCTS

Caution! Beware of copy products!

As the original inventor and manufacturer, we feel that it is our responsibility to warn all consumers and retailers of copy products.

Please be aware of copy products manufactured overseas!!

The copy products we have found are of poor quality and will easily bend and break. We have also found that the contents of these copy kits do not comply with what is shown on the package, as there are not enough sufficient parts to complete making the sample figures on the package. The quality standard and design of these copy kits is extremely poor. These copy products have no guarantee for the blocks and there is no company information on the packages to contact in case of any customer complaints. Yoshiritsu cannot make any exchange for such copy products, so please be aware that these copy products are NOT guaranteed products and usually do not have traceable manufacturer information.

We also wish to warn all companies, that presently there is an overseas company claiming to hold a patent for LaQ copy products. Of course, this is false information and not possible as the design and mechanism of LaQ blocks was invented by our president Hiroshi Kichijo, and Yoshiritsu Co., Ltd. applied for a global patent in 1993.

According to the system of the patent law, once an application is submitted and approved, NO OTHER COMPANY can be approved for a patent. As Yoshiritsu Co., Ltd. holds the patent, it is not possible for any company to have a valid legal patent. However, an application can be made. An application has no valid legal rights and will be rejected after confirming that a patent cannot be issued. Copy companies sometimes use the application number and claim that it is a patent. It would be a serious problem if a retailer were to purchase copy products with the false impression that the copy product has a legitimate patent, so please be aware of this risk.

As LaQ becomes more and more recognized as an innovative toy for children around the world, we will be faced with problems of piracy. The copy companies will make an effort to improve their products to catch up with our LaQ line-up, but Yoshiritsu Co., Ltd. has knowledge of marketing LaQ for almost 30 years in Japan, and with that knowledge we will continue to announce new innovative products of high quality and provide sincere customer service. We strongly regret any comparison to copy companies in the quality of our products, customer support and company philosophy.

All products manufactured by YOSHIRITSU CO., LTD. are patented products invented within the company. Please respect the rights of our inventions and original products. All products made by YOSHIRITSU CO., LTD. are the result of our company philosophy dedicated to contribute to a world with safe, educational toys for children, and a world of fair trade.

Thank you!

From each and every one of us at
YOSHIRITSU CO., LTD.

One of the copy kits made in
China has won the
PLAGIARIUS AWARD 2012

Innovation vs. Imitation!

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詗注意仿冒商品

近日各种日本国外制LaQ复制品已在日本等国家上市。对于吉立株式会社现已掌握的复制品中,产品质量恶劣、产品零件的内容品种量七零八落以致不能拼成成型模型等的产品频出,产品质量及企划非常恶劣。另外与LaQ产品同类型的拼块,产品质量保证完全也没有进行严格管理,有关制造厂的信息资料也不明确。对于以上的复制品吉立株式会社都不提供吉立株式会社的正规产品保证制度(如破损零件的交换以及不足零件的补充等),顾客朋友们在购买LaQ产品时请注意。

此外,还有一些复制品制造厂声称拥有独家的产品专利。吉立株式会社在1993年已进行LaQ拼块的专利申请并正式被认可,后以日本国内市场为中心进行LaQ产品的销售长达15年之久。请顾客朋友们注意,在产品专利认可法定制度中,除吉立株式会社以外任何第三者也不可能拥有LaQ产品的产品专利。

现在吉立株式会社作为LaQ产品的原创制造厂,正在不断研制开发各种新款零件、拼插图样以及优质的客户服务等,但被上述的复制品的质量以及客户服务所混淆深感遗憾。吉立株式会社在这里真诚地希望顾客们在购买LaQ产品时,购买日本制吉立株式会社的LaQ正规产品,我们真诚地希望顾客朋友们在玩LaQ正规产品之中,感受到我们公司的立场,体会到LaQ正规产品的趣处以及体验到正规产品的深奥之处。

PLAGIARIUS AWARD 2012在“PLAGIARIUS AWARD 2012”中受奖

1977年为了表彰盗作以及模仿品的该奖项,将正规产品与模仿品相对比,呼吁希望全社会对正规产品进行有效的法律保护。图为日本制吉立株式会社的LaQ正规产品(左)与中国制LaQ模仿品(右)相对比的图片。

PLAGIARIUS AWARD 公司网址(德・英文版)

請注意仿冒商品

最近市場上出現了許多非本公司製造的LaQ複製品。根據目前吉立株式會社所掌握的情報,這些複製品不論是品質或是設計都非常惡劣,有些材質粗糙以致一經使用就出現破損的狀況、有些零件數量不齊以致無法拼出包裝照片上的模型。此外,與LaQ同類型的積木玩具產品當中,有許多完全沒有品質保證,關於製造商的標示也不清楚的商品。對於這樣的商品,本公司恕不提供購買由本公司出產的正規產品所享有的售後服務(如零件破損或短缺時所提供的換貨服務等),敬請注意。

此外,有一部分的複製品製造商聲稱擁有LaQ產品的專利權。本公司對此發表鄭重的聲明,吉立株式會社早在1933年就已針對LaQ積木玩具提出專利申請並已獲得正式的認可,並在此之後以日本市場為中心販售LaQ產品長達15年之久。根據專利法規定,不論在任何國家區域,除了吉立株式會社之外任何第三者都不可能擁有LaQ產品的專利權。

本公司作為LaQ產品的原廠製造商,不斷努力研發推廣積木玩具的新零件、新玩法及改善我們的服務品質。對於被上述不肖廠商所出產的劣質產品及服務所誤導的消費者我們深感遺憾。我們真誠地希望親愛的顧客朋友們能選購由日本吉立株式會社所製造的LaQ產品,並從中體會LaQ產品的有趣之處,享受本公司所提供的服務。

PLAGIARIUS AWARD 2012獲選2012年度Plagiarius賞

Plagiarius是1977年在德國設立,專門表彰年度最佳盜版商品的獎項。藉由比較盜版商品與正規商品來向一般大眾強調保護正規商品的法律的重要性。2012年吉立公司所製作的LaQ正規產品以及中國製造的LaQ盜版商品在這個大賞之中被加以比較。

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