"I've seen my products knocked off and then turn up at trade shows, so I've researched this a bit as well. Once of my clients has opened a sales office in China in part to combat piracy.  A couple of things to note here are that China does have IP laws that are enforcable and if you have a presence there you have some path to protecting your work at the source rather than trying to stop vendors here at the border.  Additionally, we have learned that Chinese consumers value authenticity so establishing and building your brand there helps to inform the public and further protect your IP. I realize that this is likely a prohibitively expensive step for students, but worth noting generally. "

""Baker submitted the design to the Chicago-based Unbranded Designs platform, it does not appear to have gone into production."Has the author or Baker inquired with Unbranded about their NDA and policies to protect (or circulate freely) work that is submitted to them? Seems that they should at least weigh in here."