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Shenzhen Court Hands Down Jail Terms Against Dealers of Counterfeit QLogic Networking Products
Result of Anti-Counterfeiting Collaboration Between People's Republic of China and QLogic
SHENZHEN, China, March 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leading supplier of high performance network infrastructure solutions, today announced a significant milestone in the war against counterfeit products and gray market activity. On 12 January, 2009, the Shenzhen Nanshan District Court sentenced four counterfeit QLogic(r) networking products dealers to imprisonment ranging from six months to eight months in jail and total fines of RMB 240,000. The Shenzhen Nanshan District Court convicted computer product dealer, Shenzhen Song Tian Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. and four defendants, Mr. Xiong Guoyin, Mr. Gan Hairong, Mr. Dai Dawei and Mr. Chen Weiping, for trading in counterfeit networking products bearing the registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation, among others. All of the defendants were fined and sentenced to jail without suspension of sentence.
The cases started in July 2008 after the Public Security Bureau ("PSB") of the Nanshan District, Shenzhen raided Shenzhen Song Tian Electronic Technology Co. for trademark counterfeiting including that of QLogic networking products. During the raid, counterfeit QLogic Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) and other evidence detailing the counterfeiting operations were seized. All four defendants were arrested and taken into police custody during the enforcement action. The raid was a result of intensive investigations conducted by the PSB and QLogic which found the defendants were involved in the distribution of counterfeit QLogic HBA networking products to customers from various parts of the world.
"We believe that these court decisions and in particular the immediate prison sentences send a very strong message to counterfeiters that the law enforcement authorities in Shenzhen and QLogic Corporation are serious in fighting intellectual property rights violations," said Roger Klein, vice president and general manager, QLogic Host Solutions Group. "We will be working to ensure that other such law enforcement activities will continue in Shenzhen and will be followed in other regions of China and Asia."
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About QLogic
QLogic (Nasdaq:QLGC) is a global leader and technology innovator in high performance networking, including adapters, switches and ASICs. Leading OEMs and channel partners worldwide rely on QLogic products for their data, storage and server networking solutions. QLogic is a NASDAQ Global Select company and is included in the S&P 500. For more information, visit www.qlogic.com .
QLogic and the QLogic logo are registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of the companies with which they are associated.
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