Aktion Plagiarius E.V.

Counterfeiters create product and economic stagnation and disrupt brands that stand for progress, quality and safety. It is therefore essential to promote and protect creative ideas and know-how by Intellectual Property Rights. IPR secure jobs, prosperity and competitiveness. Our Aim Aktion Plagiarius raises public awareness of the questionable - and sometimes criminal - business methods of product and brand pirates, and sensitises industry, politics and consumers to the problem of counterfeit products (damage, safety risks). Our Award Since 1977, Aktion Plagiarius has been awarding its' dreaded anti-prize "Plagiarius" to manufacturers and distributors of particularly brazen plagiarisms and counterfeits. The award says nothing about whether a counterfeit product is legally permitted or illegal. Our campaign rather focuses on unfair competition and takes a critical look at unscrupulous free riders, whose clumsy 1:1 imitations deliberately look confusingly similar to the original product and show no creative or constructive contribution of their own. Our Trophy Trophy is a black dwarf with a golden nose. The latter symbolises the immense profits that unimaginative imitators literally earn at the expense of creatives and innovative companies. Positive Impact Numerous imitators have already sought an agreement with the original manufacturer out of fear of public disgrace and, e.g., have taken remaining stocks of the plagiarism off the market, signed cease-and-desist declarations or disclosed their suppliers. In these cases, the brand manufacturers have been spared legal proceedings and the associated time and, above all, costs. Our Activities -Annual Plagiarius-Competition - Negative award against theft of ideas -Public Relations / Information / Sensitisation -Lectures & Seminars (Anti-Counterfeiting-Strategies) -Plagiarius-Exhibition "Original vs. Counterfeit" -Permanent exhibition in the Museum Plagiarius in Solingen

設立年

1977

従業員数

1

業種

広報＆コミュニケーション

本社

🇩🇪Nersinger Straße, Elchingen, Bavaria 89275, De