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Heys International forced to innovate in competitive luggage industry If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Emran Sheikh has just about had it with all this flattery. Wherever he goes in the world, Sheikh sees his company's designs. The problem is, they're not all made by aaa replica designer handbags Sheikh's Heys International, Canada's largest luggage maker. Counterfeiters in Asia have ripped off its designs and lion logo. Unscrupulous overseas factories have leaked its blueprints to rivals. Its trademarks have been infringed upon in Australia, its web domains squatted upon in Korea, and its products out and out counterfeited right here in Canada. "It's because of the growth," says the company's 43 year old president and CEO, sitting in the main showroom at Heys's head office a polished white boardroom lined with suitcases that form a Stonehenge like circle around the meeting table. Story continues below advertisement In just 12 y