VDMALess damage due to mechanical engineering plagiarism
Smaller companies in particular are hit hard by product piracy, say experts. Especially as they are less likely to take action against it. It is hardly surprising that China is far ahead when it comes to counterfeiting - the following places on the counterfeit list are more striking.
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"GERMENS" artist shirt "ALNUSO"
Left Original: GERMENS artfashion - Markeking GmbH, Chemnitz, Germany
Right Plagiarism: Distribution: Gabano UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Melle, Germany
Manufacturer: Gabano Fashion Design Agency / Gabano Group, Istanbul, Turkey
GERMENS shirts stand for high-quality fabrics and unusual designs created by artists. The colors and the art motifs that characterize the overall impression of the shirts shown here - and many other Gabano plagiarisms - have been adopted almost 1:1, only the arrangement and tiny details have been changed or the view rotated. Gabano's German website is in English and does not contain an imprint. The address given on Facebook is also not available. Trendy buzzword buttons such as "design process" and "sustainable production" lead nowhere. A German online retailer offered the plagiarism for a seventh of the original. He has signed a cease-and-desist declaration.