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.
Award-winning
KLIKK POCKET" cutlery set for on the go (3 pieces)
Left Originals: koziol "ideas for friends GmbH, Erbach, Germany
Right Plagiarism: Distribution via: "de.shein.com", Fastfashion online store
Operator SHEIN upon discovery of the counterfeit: ZoeTop Business Co., Ltd, Hong Kong
The functional reusable cutlery KLIKK POCKET is ideal for on the go and meets the spirit of the times: compact, robust and 100% recyclable. Koziol has registered EU-wide design protection for the award-winning cutlery - as for all its products. Low-cost supplier SHEIN recruited customers via Google Adwords and social media and offered the visually identical but unstable plagiarism in 4 colors - for less than a third of the original price. The packaging of the counterfeit product features 5 certificate labels that are supposed to attest to its sustainability, quality and safety. It is questionable whether the test centers have ever tested the material and the cheap product.