Product and brand piracyNegative prize 'Plagiarius' starts a new round
The 'Plagiarius' campaign has announced its competition of the same name for the 43rd time. Companies, designers and inventors now have the opportunity to submit their original products and alleged imitations and nominate the "Plagiarist of the Year 2019".
... the control cabinet heater 'CS 06020.0-00' from Stego-Holding in Schwäbisch Hall. Its design was copied 1:1 from the Chinese company Wenzhou Natural Automation Equipment (see plagiarism on the right). The article number, certificates and operating instructions were also copied from the original, so that misleading confusion is inevitable. Quality and performance are lower than the original. According to the Plagiarius campaign, essential safety standards of the electrical industry have been violated by the copy.