The jury met on January 14, 2012. Three prizes and seven distinctions were awarded;
total entities: 26.
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Photos: left (or above): original
right (or below): plagiarism
Original: AC Schnitzer automobile Technik, Aachen, Germany
Falsification: Distribution: rimlux GmbH, Essen, Germany
Original: Genius GmbH, Limburg, Germany
Falsification: Ninghai Xidian Jianfeng Plastics Mould Factory, Zhejiang, PR China
Original: Swingtec GmbH, Isny, Germany
Plagiarism: Shenzhen Send-Tech Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, PR China
Seven “Distinctions“ (equal in rank) were awarded:
Original: Dyson Ltd., Malmesbury, Great Britain / Dyson GmbH, Cologne, Germany
Plagiarism: Manufacture: PR China
Distribution: Germany and Austria
Original: NexTrend Products, California, U.S.A.
Plagiarism: Mascot Europe B.V., The Netherlands
Original: swizzzProzzz AG, Beckenried, Switzerland
Falsification: Distribution: Ningbo Well Rich Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd., Ningbo, PR China
Original: tecsis GmbH, Offenbach, Germany
Falsification: Distribution: Suzhou LINK Automatic Instrumentation Co., Ltd., Suzhou, PR China
Original: VBGGROUP Truck Equipment GmbH, Krefeld, Germany
Plagiarism: Manufacture: PR China
Distribution: C.F. Berg Otomotiv Ltd. Sti, Istanbul, Turkey
Original: YOSHIRITSU Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Plagiarism: Qiaoyang Toys, 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...