We have a couple threads going on about various fake headphones, with focalprice popping up quite a bit in those discussions.

My first question is, how do they get away with this? It's been shown that the packaging LOOKS exactly the same (though is generally of a lesser build quality) and that the product LOOKS exactly the same (logo looks the same, no funny markings, etc). Are there no laws to protect this? I mean, here in America, when people want to sell foakleys (fake oakley sunglasses), the makers of these foakleys always have to leave something wrong. An incorrect logo, significantly different colors, etc. But these counterfeits are EXACTLY the same! How do they get away with this?

Furthermore, we have testament of similar qualities in build of various counterfeits, even down to the same glitches due to build quality, as well as experts saying that the build of the drivers are very similar:
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/4832577-post128.html
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/4817541-post75.html
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/4818331-post84.html
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/4821001-post103.html

Now, again back to my example of foakleys... not only would a few things be off logo/color wise, but build quality wasn't even remotely CLOSE to a pair of real oakleys. However, shown above, the build quality is remarkably similar to the actual product. Such information would lead us to believe that either the counterfeiters are REALLY good, or the "counterfeits" are actually real.

Coupled with my question earlier as to how counterfeit companies get away with make an exact "copy" of the real product (logo/packaging/etc), maybe these fakes are real? Maybe some of these stores got retail products at ridiculously low prices and they're actually the real thing, and the affiliates of the manufacturers of these products are pissed, so the manufacturers have to "officially deny" them?

Or... maybe I need to take off my tinfoil hat? heh.

I personally got conned by a fake CX300 before. Couldn't tell the difference until I opened the case and tried it personally.

A lot of these fake headphones are made and sold in China, where the laws regarding counterfeits are much looser.

And about the good quality "fakes", maybe some of them didn't pass QC, so they are rejected and the factory decides to sell them at much lower price with/without consent? Just a guess