Product and brand piracyNegative prize 'Plagiarius' launched in new round
The 'Plagiarius' campaign is holding its competition of the same name for the 42nd time. Companies, designers and inventors once again have the chance to submit their original products and alleged imitations and propose the plagiarist as the winner of the negative prize.
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... various anonymous online providers for selling the counterfeit 'Flexi Explore L' retractable dog leash. The sellers had operated via amazon.com (USA) with fake identities and daily changing accounts. The inferior quality of the counterfeit - such as the non-functioning retractor mechanism - has already led to customer complaints in the USA and damage to the reputation of the original German manufacturer Flexi-Bogdahn International from Bargteheide in Schleswig-Holstein.