Walmart(US:WMT) Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-10-29 00:39Core Viewpoint - The incident involving Sam's Club and the alleged infringement of the "Golden Hairy Crab" design by jewelry designer Wu Wensheng has raised significant concerns regarding intellectual property rights and quality control within the company [1][8]. Group 1: Incident Overview - Wu Wensheng, a jewelry designer and intangible cultural heritage inheritor, claims that his nearly two-year-designed "Golden Hairy Crab" was replicated and sold at Sam's Club in Zhangjiagang, priced over 500,000 yuan (approximately 50 million) [3]. - The supplier for the crab allegedly used Wu's name and credentials without his knowledge, leading to a formal complaint and investigation by the Zhangjiagang Copyright Bureau [6][7]. Group 2: Company Response - Sam's Club has temporarily removed the product from sale and is conducting a thorough investigation with the supplier after being made aware of the dispute [7]. - The company asserts that while the products share the same theme, there are significant differences in design details and construction compared to Wu's original work [8]. Group 3: Legal and Regulatory Actions - The Zhangjiagang Copyright Bureau has intervened, confirming that the supplier did not independently design the product and instead used Wu's name without authorization [7]. - Reports indicate that the supplier may have produced the crabs by replicating Wu's design after purchasing one of his original pieces [8].