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News from companies and industry associations, insights into best practice cases and counterfeiting incidents. As well as for example updates on brand protection activities of well-known companies or latest trends and developments in relevant industries and business sectors.

Negative award Plagiarius denounces brazen imitations

5. May 2025

The negative award Plagiarius puts a spotlight on particularly brazen imitations. This year's winners included, for example, tools, bicycle baskets, and medical products – many of which were imitations of products made by renowned companies in Baden‑Württemberg and Bavaria.

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Amazon turns to AI in the fight against counterfeiting

2. May 2025

In its latest brand report, e‑commerce giant Amazon talks about its recent successes in the fight against counterfeit products. The US company is placing a strong focus on technology, artificial intelligence, and targeted communications.

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Mercedes-Benz reports a marked increase in global raids

3. December 2024

Last year, the carmaker Mercedes‑Benz worked with authorities to remove more than 1.6 million counterfeit products from circulation. The number of raids carried out worldwide has increased by an impressive 20 percent.

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New communications campaign to reach Gen Z

20. June 2024

Together with e‑commerce giant Amazon, several German business associations currently want to alert teens and young adults to counterfeiting. Using social media, they aim to discourage Generation Z from buying counterfeits.

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Amazon takes action against counterfeiting

17. April 2024

Just as in the previous year, Amazon has again invested more than one billion euros in brand protection activities in 2023. This is revealed in the e‑commerce giant’s new brand protection report, which also summarizes important steps and notable results.

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Board games in the focus of counterfeiters

5. April 2024

Counterfeit board games are rampant, especially on the web. Copies, often of poor-quality, are sold online, sometimes even of unpublished games. Publishers suffering from such infringements often receive little support from e‑commerce platforms.

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Negative award Plagiarius again denounces brazen imitations

26. February 2024

This year‘s Plagiarius once again names brazen imitations – 2024 for copies of products from brands in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Operators of well-known e‑commerce platforms were also in the focus of the negative prize.

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Amazon and BMW achieve court success

22. February 2024

In their first civil lawsuit of its kind in Spain, internet giant Amazon and the BMW Group have taken action against several dealers of counterfeit car parts and accessories. The counterfeit products had apparently been uncovered with the help of artificial intelligence.

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