fake brand
Imitation company name
A fake brand is a fictional company or product name used in television, film, or other media to avoid trademark issues or product placement fees.
Shows use fake brands like "Let's" potato chips or "Heisler" beer instead of real ones.
The term also applies to counterfeit goods sold as genuine brands: Street vendors hawked fake brand handbags.
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- imitationCopy of the original
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
phony · sham · dupe · forgery · generic · copycat · pirated · ripoff · too good to be true · designer · logo · handbag · luxury · fast fashion · cheap · China · market · street