I would say that it is considered a "real" Parker since it is being made under license by the company that owns the rights to the actual brand and design.
And I think they are even carrying on with the serialization as well. But I may be mistaken.
Of course, cost could be saved by going with The Hayes prototype design, but that never got fully off the ground in Meriden, so it could not be called full out Parker today.
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