Die Autococker wird von vielen Herstellern kopiert und so kommt es, das K2 als neuer Besitzer von K2 jetzt eine Pressemitteilung herausgibt. In Dieser kündigen sie an, dass sie eine unverzügliche und aggressive Kampagne führen werden, umdie erlangten geistigen Eigentumsrechte von WGP zu erzwingen.
Die Original Pressemitteilung von K2:
Carlsbad, CA May 6th 2004 K2 Inc( NYSE:KTO.) announces an immediate and aggressive campaign enforcing the acquired intellectual property rights of Worr Game Products ( WGP )including the premium paintball markers incorporating it's proprietary Autococker technology.
K2 Inc. intends to vigorously protect it's investment as well as WGP's rightsby taking action against imitators who violate those rights. K2 Inc. will promptlyinvestigate all reports it receives of customers confusion, warranty representation,and illegal importation of substandard or knock-off products. K2 Inc. will takeall necessary remedial action to swiftly terminate transgressions upon its intellectualproperty rights.
Budd Orr, President of WGP in explaining this action to custom product manufacturersand players alike stated „Our intent is to protect our customers from being misledby non-genuine Autococker product falsely presented in the market place. We aregoing to aggressively pursue all companies that we feel are manufacturing, marketingor distributing non-WGP premium markers as the Autococker brand or look. “
K2 Inc. looks forward to continuing WGP's long-standing relationships with responsiblecustom product manufacturers. Bud Orr reiterated, „Our company wants to makesure that players have the opportunity to experience genuine Autococker brandmarkers including those from our approved custom manufacturers.