晨星Morningstar公司全力打擊假冒太陽能控制器廠商

在世界各地超過67個國家，晨星公司銷售安裝了超過200萬臺產品。晨星公司提供了業界最佳的太陽能充電控制器和逆變器。2008年1月份，世界光伏權威雜志將晨星公司評為世界3大光伏控制器廠商之一。今天晨星公司-全球領先的太陽能充電控制器和逆變器供應商，展開了多方位的客戶計劃，以防止未經授權的制造商，分銷商和銷售商制造銷售假冒的晨星產品。晨星已經注意到了假冒晨星標簽的產品進入全球市場，晨星公司正在采取措施，制止原產于中國的假冒產品的進一步欺騙性的商業行為。新推出的計劃將加強客戶的警覺性，驗證方法，認證軟件，包裝更新及其它的改進方法。

作為這個新的綜合性計劃的一部分，晨星與美國政府和中國政府官員合作，立即采取糾正行動，打擊這些假冒的制造商和銷售商。

晨星公司總裁兼首席執行官李戈登先生指出“我們將對于任何企圖欺騙我們的消費者，侵犯我們的知識產權，制造，分銷，營銷或銷售假冒的晨星控制器，逆變器，配件或軟件的公司和個人采取積極的法律行動。我們將與有關法律機構和當局關閉所有欺詐的制造商，分銷商和基于網絡的賣家。晨星絕不會容忍假冒和非法使用自己的商標和專利技術。我們發出了一個強烈的信息給我們的客戶，我們致力于維護高品質產品，以客戶為中心的聲譽和高可靠性的標準。?

在過去的6個月內，晨星公司發現了中國浙江樂清市的三家公司在非法仿冒和銷售晨星的產品：

1. Dobetter group
2. 溫州耐特爾自動化設備有限公司
3. 賽普電氣集團有限公司

1. 他們造成產品的安全問題和責任問題的原因，客戶認為這些''假''的產品是晨星的產品，這造成了晨星公司的客戶服務和保修成本增加。

安全性：這些假冒的制造商使用晨星公司的安全認證標志但沒有做實際測試和認證實驗室的跟蹤檢查。這些安全認證包括，但不限于：

i. UL 1604 and / or UL 1741 and / or UL 458 Listed

ii. CSA C22.2 No. 107.1-01 and / or No. 213-M1987 Listed

iii. FCC Class B Part 15 Compliant

iv. NEC Compliant

v. CE Certified

vi. RoHS Compliant

注意：這些產品，如果沒有真正的測試，并在經過認證的，可能會引起燃燒，爆炸和其它潛在的財產損失，甚至生命危險。

系統的性能和可靠性，這些假冒產品影響的整體光伏（PV）系統的性能和可靠性。購買這些假冒產品的客戶，希望系統能夠正常的工作。不幸的是，僅僅是因為他們看起來很真實，并不意味著他們能達到正品產品的數據資料的要求。事實上，這些假冒產品不光是侵權，他們還影響整個系統的性能和可靠性，并可能導致損害或其它光伏系統組件的運行壽命縮短，例如電池組系統。

紐約參議員查爾斯·舒默在2012年11月（網絡星期一）宣布，他和他的團隊正與美國貿易代表，美聯儲官員和中國政府已在 Alibaba.com關閉380個欺詐商家。

根據我們的客戶和我們的調查中發現，這些假冒的晨星產品已遠銷世界各地。因此，這些假冒產品正在國際市場上對我們的客戶和他們的財產造成威脅，破壞晨星公司的質量聲譽，以及破壞中國的聲譽。

晨星公司是一家世界領先的太陽能充電控制器和逆變器供應商。有超過200萬臺安裝在世界各地超過67個國家和地區。晨星一向以提供業界最佳的整體客戶價值為目標，其設計制造的太陽能充電控制器和逆變器經常做為業界產品性能、功能、以及質量和可靠性的參照標準。晨星公司在中國北京設有授權的分銷商，敬請用戶通過正規渠道購買產品。

原文：

Press Release

Morningstar Launches Awareness Campaign Against Counterfeit Manufacturers To Protect Customers Home and Abroad
Newtown, PA, USA, March 5, 2013: Morningstar Corporation, a world-leading supplier of solar charge controllers & inverters—today launched a multi-faceted customer relations program to protect against the distribution of counterfeit Morningstar products by unauthorized manufacturers, distributors and sellers. With over two million units installed, in over 67 countries around the world, Morningstar has a reputation for delivering the industry’s best portfolio of solar charge controllers and inverters. The effect of unauthentic products in the market has been noted and the company is taking steps to halt further fraudulent business practices originating in China. The newly launched program will emphasize customer awareness, validation methods, securing software, packaging updates and other best practices.

Over the last few years Morningstar has seen a tide of counterfeit Morningstar-labeled products enter the global marketplace and make their way into its customers’ solar-electric installations. As part of this comprehensive new program, Morningstar is teaming with the US government and local Chinese government officials to take immediate corrective action against these counterfeit manufacturers, distributors and sellers.

“We view any attempt to deceive our consumers and violate our intellectual property with the utmost concern and we will take aggressive legal action against anyone who is manufacturing, distributing, marketing or selling counterfeit Morningstar controllers, inverters, accessories or software. We will work with the appropriate legal bodies and authorities to shut down all fraudulent manufacturers, distributors and web-based sellers,” said Lee Gordon, President & CEO, Morningstar Corporation. “Morningstar will not tolerate the counterfeiting of its products and the unlawful use of its trademarks and patented technologies. We are sending a strong message to our customers that we are committed to upholding the standards and reliability of our products and our high-quality, customer-focused reputation.”

In the past six months, Morningstar identified three companies in Zhejiang province of China, in Yueqing city, illegally copying our products and selling them as products of “Morningstar Corp”:

1 Dobettergroup

2 Wenzhou Natural Automation Equipment Co., Ltd

3 Saip Electric Group Co., Ltd

Counterfeit product directly impacts the interests of Morningstar customers:

a. Safety: These counterfeit manufacturers use Morningstar’s certification logos of safety without actually testing and certifying that these ‘fakes’ are appropriately rated. These safety certifications include, but are not limited to:

i. UL 1604 and/or UL 1741 and/or UL 458 Listed

ii. CSA C22.2 No. 107.1-01 and/or No. 213-M1987 Listed

iii. FCC Class B Part 15 Compliant

iv. NEC Compliant

v. CE Certified

vi. RoHS Compliant

NOTE: These products, if not truly tested and rated as certified, may cause burning, explosions and other potential property damage, and even loss of life.

b. System Performance & Reliability: Counterfeit product adversely affect overall photovoltaic PV system performance and reliability. Customers who purchase these counterfeit products expect them to work as specified. In addition to operating below their specifications, they can also affect overall system performance and reliability, and can cause damage or shorten the operating life of other PV system components, e.g. the battery bank system.

According to the Secretary General at the International Chamber of Commerce, “Multi-National manufacturers lose roughly 10% of their top-line revenue to counterfeiters. Counterfeit sales represent 5 to 7 % of world merchandise trade today.”

Further, the MarkMonitor pointed out in their recent Dec 2012 Whitepaper that, “the damage these counterfeit sales do, to the rightful brand owners goes, well beyond revenues and profits: numerous reports have suggested that counterfeit and piracy trade supports terrorism, organized crime and other threats to both national security and human rights. Now, the Internet’s rapid growth—along with its instant global reach and anonymity—has significantly escalated the situation. One of the most significant centers of counterfeit trade is China. In addition to originating roughly 89% of counterfeit manufactured goods, China hosts vast internal marketplaces—both online and off—where counterfeit goods are traded.”

New York’s Senator Charles E. Schumer announced in Nov 2012 Cyber Monday that he and his team, working with U.S. Trade Rep, Fed Officials & Chinese Government in a plan to Address Scourge of Chinese Counterfeits of New Era Products – Alibaba.com have already shut down 380 fraudulent listings. And he has vowed to “continue to work with public and private entities to stop counterfeiters who prevent New Era from increasing its revenue and furthering its positive impact.”

According to our customers and what we have found through litigious investigation, these counterfeit Morningstar products are being sold all over the world. As such, these ‘fakes’ carry a huge potential for harm; to our customers and their property, to Morningstar’s quality reputation as well as undermining the reputation of China.

About Us: Morningstar Corporation is a world-leading supplier of solar charge controllers & inverters—with over 2 million units installed, in over 67 countries around the world. Morningstar is renowned for delivering the industry’s best overall customer value—our solar charge controllers & inverters have set new standards in performance, innovative features, quality & reliability. Morningstar is a privately-owned US corporation.

To learn more check out: www.morningstarcorp.com

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Sources:

1 International Chamber of Commerce

2 Intellectual Property Rights Seizure Statistics: Fiscal Year 2009, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Oct 2009

3 www.livemint.com/2007/06/18001520/Counterfeiters-taking-on-globa.html

4 Seven Best Practices for Fighting Counterfeit Sales Online, Whitepaper: www.markmonitor.com/download/wp/wp-Fighting_Counterfeit_Sales.pdf

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