The jury met on January 12, 2013. Three main prizes, 2 special prizes and five distinctions (equal in
rank) were awarded; total entities: 43.

Image rights: Action Plagiarius
Photos: left (or above): original
right (or below): plagiarism

Originals: Editing- & Design Agency: Santa & Cole Neoseries S.L, La Roca, Spain
Architect / Designer: Beth Galí, Barcelona, Spain
Plagiarisms: Contracting Entity: Public Works Authority ASHGHAL, Doha, Qatar
More information about this case: www.qatarfakes.com

Originals: Porcelanas da Costa Verde SA, Vagos, Portugal
Design: Studio Levien, London, Great Britain
Plagiarisms: Distribution: GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH, Cologne, Germany (under their own brand “Galeria home”)

Original: Gebr. Schröder GmbH, Kiel, Germany (Trademark „Original-LÖWE“, here OEM branded for company “Würth”)
Plagiarism: Distribution: Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG, Künzelsau, Germany Country of Origin: Taiwan – not indicated

Five “Distinctions“ (equal in rank) were awarded:

Original: Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG, Winnenden, Germany
Plagiarism: Manufacturer: Ningbo Elmar Electric Manufacture Co., Ltd., Zhejiang, PR China
Distribution: Ningbo Yadi Import & Export Co., Ltd., Zhejiang, PR China

Original: BRUDER Spielwaren GmbH + Co. KG, Fürth, Germany
Plagiarism: HM Studio a.s., Horomerice, Czech Republic

Original: Master Cutlery Corporation, Funabashi, Japan
Plagiarism: Manufacturer: Zhejiang Dasheng Mould Plastic Co., Ltd., Zhejiang, PR China
Distribution: A Swedish Distributor has found a mutual agreement with Master Cutlery prior to the jurymeeting and removed the plagiarisms from the market

Original: SILIKOMART S.R.L., Mellaredo di Pianiga, Italy
Plagiarism: Distribution: PLÁSTICOS VIDAL S.L, Ollería, Spain

Original: WMF AG, Geislingen/Steige, Germany
Plagiarism: Distribution: RNA Resources Group Ltd., Dubai

The following two "Special Prizes" were awarded:

Originals: Zweibrüder Optoelectronics GmbH & Co. KG, Solingen, Germany
Falsifications: Manufacturer: JRS Technology Co., Ltd., Guangdong, PR China
Distribution: Several German distributors have signed cease and desist letters and removed the fakes from the market

Original: swizzzProzzz AG, Beckenried, Switzerland
Distribution of Imitations:
1) Plagiarism 2011: Zhejiang, PR China / France
2) Falsification 2012: Ningbo, PR China
3 + 4) Plagiarisms 2013: Tsubasa Corp. Tokyo, Japan
5) Plagiarism 2013: Kowell Industry Corporation, Goyang, South Korea
6) Plagiarism 2013: unknown, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
7) Falsification 2013: Ningbo Haishu Lihui Export & Import Co., Ltd., PR China

Each year the jury is put together individually with specialists from diverse sectors (Design,
Intellectual Property, Business, Media etc.). The following persons formed this years' jury...