(Photo: Aktion Plagiarius e.V.)

Innovation vs. imitation:

The trophy is a black dwarf with a golden nose - as a symbol of the exorbitant profits that product pirates literally make at the expense of creative designers and innovative companies. The aim of the association is, on the one hand, to sensitize industry, politics and consumers to the problem and to raise public awareness of the unscrupulous business practices of product and brand pirates. At the same time, it aims to raise awareness of the importance and effectiveness of industrial property rights and increase the appreciation of creative achievements.