GERMENS® artfashion is a prize winner at Aktion Plagiarius e.V. 2022
Plagiarism turned up - GERMENS® shirts are being counterfeited
Press release 25.04.2022
GERMENS® artfashion is a prize winner of "Aktion Plagiarius e.V. 2022"
GERMENS® artfashion is an innovative fashion company from Chemnitz and produces exceptional artist shirts.
Since 2010, the brand has been cooperating with external artists worldwide and brings unique designs to noble cotton fabrics Made in Saxony through a sophisticated production process.
GERMENS® is a small but popular fashion brand.
Men and women with the courage for individuality and also celebrities like Kai Ebel or the AMIGOS use the conspicuousness of the artist shirts for their TV and stage presence.
A German/Turkish textile company wants to profit from this popularity and has copied at least 13 GERMENS® designs and put them on sale worldwide under its own brand, slightly altered in appearance.
GERMENS® applied to Aktion Plagiarius e.V. and was selected by the jury as one of 8 award winners.
Plagiarius: Against brazen theft of ideas - For innovation and fair competition
On 25 April 2022, Aktion Plagiarius awarded its dreaded negative prize "Plagiarius" for the 46th time to
manufacturers and traders of particularly brazen plagiarisms and counterfeits. The virtual award ceremony
and press conference was broadcast from the Baden-Württemberg Patent and Trademark Centre
in Stuttgart. The date and location were deliberately chosen to draw attention to the annual "World
Intellectual Property Day" on 26 April. In her speech, this year's laudator, Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut,
Minister of Economics, Labour and Tourism of the State of Baden-Württemberg, emphasised the outstanding
importance of intellectual property for securing jobs, prosperity and competitiveness.
Picture gallery of all GERMENS® plagiarisms
www.germens.shop/Plagiarism
Picture gallery of all Plagiarius award winners 2022
www.plagiarius.com/bildstrecke-2022/en
Links
www.plagiarius.com
www.museum-plagiarius.de
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or further information and images, please contact GERMENS®.
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Kontakte
Aktion Plagiarius e.V.
Christine Lacroix
Nersinger Strasse 18
89275 Elchingen, Germany
Phone: +49 7308 922422
info@plagiarius.com
www.plagiarius.com
GERMENS® artfashion
Markeking GmbH
René König (GF)
Oberfrohnaer Strasse 30
09117 Chemnitz, Germany
Tel: + 49 371 6665266
info@germens.de
www.germens.shop
My name is René König. I am the founder, designer and owner of GERMENS® artfashion.
Our fashion brand has existed since 2010 and we present very unusual shirts.
We work with artists worldwide and produce fine fabrics in Saxony,
which are printed with the artists' designs. Our artist shirts are incomparable and very eye-catching.
By chance, I discovered a shirt on the internet that looked very similar to one of our models.
I ordered it and could immediately see that this plagiarism by a German-Turkish supplier from Melle (Germany)/Istanbul (Turkey) had taken the design from our GERMENS® shirt ALNUSO.
Either directly from the shirt or from our original fabrics. After further research, I found more GERMENS® counterfeits.
All 13 counterfeits that have surfaced so far are compared in detail with the GERMENS® originals on this page.
I assume that the company has copied further designs and offered and sold them worldwide since 2019 until today. The damage to GERMENS® is not yet quantifiable, but it will be very high.
Now we work with over 100 artists and have to make sure that creativity remains
protected and in good hands. We get hand-drawn artwork like this one from the
artist Daniela Schieck. We do not want other companies to appropriate, free of charge and without permission, the
creativity of our esteemed artists and the premium brand image of GERMENS®.
After a deeper search on the Internet, we found other GERMENS® designs that had been copied by this company.
have been copied by this company. On this page, all originals and fakes are compared.
We are grateful for information representing similar design copies of our products.
No. 1 - Original GERMENS® shirt ALNUSO and plagiarism
Detail GERMENS® Original
Plagiarism detail
Detail GERMENS® Original
Plagiarism detail
GERMENS® Original Shirt ALNUSO
GERMENS® Original Shirt ALNUSO
hand-drawn pattern for the GERMENS® shirt ALNUSO
hand-drawn pattern for the GERMENS® shirt ALNUSO
Daniela Schieck
Chemnitz, Germany
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS®
original shirt ALNUSO to Formula 1 in Silverstone (GB), 13.07.2019
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS®
original shirt ALNUSO to Formula 1 in Silverstone (GB), 13.07.2019
Model in GERMENS® shirt ALNUSO
GERMENS® Giant Poster Advertising
Model in GERMENS® shirt ALNUSO
Model in GERMENS® shirt ALNUSO
No. 2 - Original GERMENS® shirt TIKITIKI and plagiarism
GERMENS® Original Shirt TIKITIKI
GERMENS® Original Shirt TIKITIKI
Gregor-T. Kozik
Chemnitz, Germany
hand-drawn pattern for the GERMENS® shirt TIKITIKI
hand-drawn pattern for the GERMENS® shirt TIKITIKI
Artist Gregor-T. Kozik signed and numbered
the GERMENS® shirts TIKITIKI
Artist Gregor-T. Kozik signed and numbered
the GERMENS® shirts TIKITIKI
No. 3 - Original GERMENS® shirt JING JONG and plagiarism
GERMENS® Originalhemd JING JONG
GERMENS® Originalhemd JING JONG
Gregor-T. Kozik
Chemnitz, Germany
Artist's drawing for the GERMENS® shirt JING JONG
Artist's drawing for the GERMENS® shirt JING JONG
Artist's drawing for the GERMENS® shirt JING JONG
Artist Gregor-T. Kozik wears the GERMENS® original shirt JING JONG
Customer Kai Schmidt wears the GERMENS® original shirt JING JONG
No. 4 - Original GERMENS® shirt LEBENSSPAGAT and plagiarism
GERMENS® Originalhemd LEBENSSPAGAT
GERMENS® Originalhemd LEBENSSPAGAT
Artist's drawing LEBENSSPAGAT
Artist's drawing LEBENSSPAGAT
Artist's drawing LEBENSSPAGAT
Artist's drawing LEBENSSPAGAT
Steffi Schilling
Chemnitz, Germany
The famous musicians AMIGOS wear
GERMENS® original shirts LEBENSSPAGAT
No. 5 - Original GERMENS® shirt SK8B and plagiarism
GERMENS® Original Shirt SK8B
GERMENS® Original Shirt SK8B
Wilhelm Frederking
Leipzig, Germany
Artist Wilhelm Frederking prints from used skateboards
the pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt SK8B
Artist Wilhelm Frederking prints from used skateboards
the pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt SK8B
Artist Wilhelm Frederking prints from used skateboards
the pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt SK8B
Artist's impression for the GERMENS® original shirt SK8B
Model wears GERMENS® Original Shirt SK8B
Model wears GERMENS® Original Shirt SK8B
Model wears GERMENS® Original Shirt SK8B
Model wears GERMENS® Original Shirt SK8B
No. 6 - Original GERMENS® shirt PLUS and plagiarism
GERMENS® Original Shirt PLUS
GERMENS® Original Shirt PLUS
Peter Piek
Leipzig, Germany
Artist's drawing for the GERMENS® Original Shirt PLUS
Artist's drawing for the GERMENS® Original Shirt PLUS
Artist's drawing for the GERMENS® Original Shirt PLUS
Artist's drawing for the GERMENS® Original Shirt PLUS
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS® Original Shirt PLUS to Formula 1, Barcelona (E), 12.05.2019
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS® Original Shirt PLUS to Formula 1, Barcelona (E), 12.05.2019
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS® Original Shirt PLUS to Formula 1, Barcelona (E), 12.05.2019
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS® Original Shirt PLUS to Formula 1, Barcelona (E), 12.05.2019
Advertising for an event with Kai Ebel
No. 7 - Original GERMENS® shirt AIFAM and plagiarism
GERMENS® Original shirt AIFAM
GERMENS® Original shirt AIFAM
Gregor-T. Kozik
Chemnitz, Germany
Original Artwork AIFAM
Customer photo with GERMENS shirt AIFAM
Musicians in New York in the GERMENS® original shirt AIFAM
Customer photo with GERMENS® original shirt AIFAM
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS® original shirt AIFAM to the Formula 1 in Austin, USA, 25.10.2015
René König wears the GERMENS® original shirt AIFAM
Customer photo with GERMENS® original shirt AIFAM
No. 8 - Original GERMENS® shirt SCHATTENWESEN and plagiarism
GERMENS® Original Shirt SCHATTENWESEN
GERMENS® Original Shirt SCHATTENWESEN
Gregor-T. Kozik
Chemnitz, Germany
hand-drawn artist's pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt SCHATTENWESEN
hand-drawn artist's pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt SCHATTENWESEN
Model wears GERMENS® Original Shirt SCHATTENWESEN
Model wears GERMENS® Original Shirt SCHATTENWESEN
Artist Gregor-T. Kozik wears GERMENS® original shirt SCHATTENWESEN
Speed skater Nico Ihle wears GERMENS® original shirt SCHATTENWESEN
Figure skater Stéphane Lambiel wears GERMENS® original shirt SCHATTENWESEN
Presenter Werner Schulze-Erdel wears GERMENS® original shirt SCHATTENWESEN
No. 9 - Original GERMENS® shirt ARLOS and plagiarism
GERMENS® Original Shirt ARLOS
GERMENS® Original Shirt ARLOS
Herbert Stecher
Burscheid, Germany
The light object ARLOS by the artist Herbert Stecher
serves as a template for the GERMENS® original shirt ARLOS
Shirt design by the artist Herbert Stecher
for the GERMENS® original shirt ARLOS
No. 10 - Original GERMENS® shirt DREAMER and plagiarism
GERMENS® Original shirt DREAMER
GERMENS® Original shirt DREAMER
Gregor-T. Kozik
Chemnitz, Germany
Künstler Gregor-T. Kozik signiert und nummeriert das GERMENS® Originalhemd DREAMER
Künstler Gregor-T. Kozik signiert und nummeriert das GERMENS® Originalhemd DREAMER
Press article of the BILD newspaper with customer
Harald Deckow in the GERMENS® original shirt DREAMER
Shot put world champion David Storl
wears the GERMENS® original shirt DREAMER
Customer photo with GERMENS® original shirt DREAMER
Customer photo with GERMENS® original shirt DREAMER at the reception of the
Olympic figure skating champion Aljona Savchenko
Musician duo AMIGOS wears GERMENS® original shirts DREAMER
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS® original shirt DREAMER for Formula 1 in France, 23.06.2019
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS® original shirt DREAMER for Formula 1 in France, 23.06.2019
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS® original shirt DREAMER for Formula 1 in France, 23.06.2019
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS® original shirt DREAMER for Formula 1 in France, 23.06.2019
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No. 11 - Original GERMENS® shirt INTERFERENCE and plagiarism
GERMENS® Original shirt INTERFERENCE
GERMENS® Original shirt INTERFERENCE
Marcel Walther
Chemnitz, Germany
hand-painted pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt INTERFERENCE
hand-painted pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt INTERFERENCE
hand-painted pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt INTERFERENCE
hand-painted pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt INTERFERENCE
Model wears GERMENS® original shirt INTERFERENCE
Model wears GERMENS® original shirt INTERFERENCE
Model wears GERMENS® original shirt INTERFERENCE
René König wears GERMENS® original shirt INTERFERENCE
Customer photo with GERMENS® original shirt INTERFERENCE
Customer photo with GERMENS® original shirt INTERFERENCE
No. 12 - Original GERMENS® shirt LAVA and plagiarism
GERMENS® Original shirt LAVA
GERMENS® Original shirt LAVA
Gregor-T. Kozik
Chemnitz, Germany
handgezeichnete Künstlervorlage für das GERMENS® Originalhemd LAVA
handgezeichnete Künstlervorlage für das GERMENS® Originalhemd LAVA
Model wears a GERMENS® blouse LAVA
Model wears a GERMENS® blouse LAVA
René König wears the GERMENS® original shirt LAVA
Professional boxer Axel Schulz wears the GERMENS® original shirt LAVA
René König trägt das GERMENS® Originalhemd LAVA
Professional boxer Axel Schulz wears the GERMENS® original shirt LAVA
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS® original shirt LAVA
to the Formula 1 in Bahrain, 26.04.2014
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS® original shirt LAVA
to the Formula 1 in Bahrain, 26.04.2014
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS® original shirt LAVA
to the Formula 1 in Bahrain, 26.04.2014
Kai Ebel wears the GERMENS® original shirt LAVA
to the Formula 1 in Bahrain, 26.04.2014
DTM track announcer Peter 'Richie' Reichert
wears the GERMENS® original shirt LAVA
Musician wears the GERMENS® original shirt LAVA
No. 13 - Original GERMENS® shirt MUAHT COUTURE and plagiarism
GERMENS® Original shirt MUAHT COUTURE
GERMENS® Original shirt MUAHT COUTURE
Anett Bauer
Dresden, Germany
hand-painted pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt MUAHT COUTURE
hand-painted pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt MUAHT COUTURE
hand-painted pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt MUAHT COUTURE
hand-painted pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt MUAHT COUTURE
Anett Bauer working in the studio
for the pattern for the GERMENS® original shirt MUAHT COUTURE
View into the studio with all templates for
the GERMENS® original shirt MUAHT COUTURE
Model wears GERMENS® original shirt MUAHT COUTURE
Model wears GERMENS® original shirt MUAHT COUTURE
Model wears GERMENS® original shirt MUAHT COUTURE
Model wears GERMENS® original shirt MUAHT COUTURE
Model wears GERMENS® original shirt MUAHT COUTURE
Thank you for your interest. If you see shirts and other products that are confusingly similar to a GERMENS® design, we would be pleased to hear from you.
We will keep you informed at this point. It's worth taking a look from time to time.