Could they still sue if the "Ultra High Speed Certified" Label and Barcode don't look the same? What if the HDMI cable makers claim that THEY did their own "certification"?
Very likely..
IOW, they don't claim that the cables are certified by HDMI FORUM or its affiliates but are certified by their own individual companies. So they make their own labels and barcodes that say "Ultra High Speed Certified". They may even take it one step further and add a second label that says "HDMI 2.1 10K 48Gbps Certified".
Good suggestion to add 48GPs but...
Still the basic problem remains...
Unauthorized factories will crank out the counterfeits, but most likely the cables will not be able to handle the speed/bandwidth. But the buyer/user will never notice the difference until his new HDMI 2.1 product doesn't work as promised...
Then, most likely he will blame the hardware brand..
Now if THX were to certify all these HDMI cables and put their stamp on these cables as "THX HDMI 2.1 CERTIFIED", that's a different story.
Any company who uses a "THX" label that has not been certified by THX will get sued.
Nice thought but THX doesn't have deep enough $ pockets to sue all of the violators...
SUMMARY
We source HDMI cable, BT ear buds, BT headphones for certain well-known primary brands, and for every authorized factory there are 5 that will crank out the fakes and put whatever BS labels on them. I know for a fact that about 75% of the Beats headphones are fake, same thing goes on with Apple lightning cables and authorized accessories. This is nothing new, the Chinese factories
REFUSE to recognize the established trademarks, copyrights, patents/IP for any of the Dolby, DTS, and other intellectual properties.... Too late to stop/control, the cat is already out of the bag..
Just my $0.02...
