It was the same with snap-on floor jack. The makers of the equipment has an agreement that allows them to sell to other companies. It is not a perfect clone, so icon doesn’t have to pay the same costs, but, the same machines and dies are used which allows for reduced cost and does not violate any contracts
How does icon not get sued that’s just a complete ripoff
knipex buys them from the same manufacturer, just like great value brands or any store/name brand items
A product can be copied after expiration of the original patent. ~20 years. Knipex is manufactured in Wuppertal, Germany
It was the same with snap-on floor jack. The makers of the equipment has an agreement that allows them to sell to other companies. It is not a perfect clone, so icon doesn’t have to pay the same costs, but, the same machines and dies are used which allows for reduced cost and does not violate any contracts