Certain Electric Power Tools, Battery Cartridges, and ... - USITC

479. Mr. Griffin had no personal knowledge of comparisons made by a TaShin sales representative between Makita and Ta Shin products.(Griffin,Tr. at 563).480. A Jepson sales representative, in attempting to sell the Jepsonline to Mr. Daniels, a buyer for Addison Hardware, intimated that ( C( C 1( C 1. 8). Mr. Ready alsoindicated to Mr. Daniels that some of ( C )( C 1 (CXA 8).481. In fact, the evidence indicates that respondent ( C may usethe same motors and batteries in their cordless drills, as are used inMakita's. (CPX 60, J.C. Chen Dep., at 225-30). Moreover, Mr. Bartletttestified that the internal components of a given class of power tools arevery similar throughout the industry. (Bartlett, Tr. 1819-20).482. Mr. Daniels was not persuaded to purchase the Jepson line oftools, because the name Jepson was not a familiar one in the market.(Daniels, Tr. 1244-45).He didn't question Mr. Ready about his statementsbecause he was not interest in selling Jepson tools. (Daniels, Tr. 1244-46).483. Mr. McHale was. another buyer representative who had beenapproached by a Jepson representative attempting to sell the Jepson line ofpower tools. The initial approach of the Jepson salesman was to hold up atool and ask Mr. HcHale ''what does this remind you of?" (McHale, Tr.1258). Hr. McHale testified that the shape of the tool was very similarto, if not identical, to the Makita.Mr. McHale admitted that thisapproach indicated that the tool was not a Makita. (McHale, Tr. 1259).137