Next step in pirating: Faking a company / International Herald Tribune, 28 Apr 2006

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/04/27/business/nec.php
David Lague
"'On the surface, it looked like a series of intellectual property infringements, but in reality a highly organized group has attempted to hijack the entire brand,' he said. 'It is not a simple case of a factory knocking off a branded product. Many of them have been given bogus paperwork that they say gives them the right to do it.' "