Plagiarius 2017Product counterfeiters pilloried
On February 10, the Plagiarius campaign awarded its 41st prize of the same name to product counterfeiters and imitators. In addition to consumer goods, industrial components are also frequently among the counterfeited products. This year was no exception.
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Also victims of product piracy: The washbasin mixer 'Axor Starck V' (above) and 'Metris Classic' (below) from the sanitary ware manufacturer Hansgrohe from Schiltach in the Black Forest. The plagiarized products (top right and bottom right) come from the Chinese companies Taizhou Ranbo Sanitary Ware and Heshan Khone Sanitary Ware Technology. The 1st prize at Plagiarius 2017 goes to ...