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Can you spot a fake? Find out at this plagiarism museum in Germany
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The Plagiarius Museum has more than 350 pairs of products, an original and a copy, placed side by side for comparison.
PHOTOS: FRANK HASSEL, MING E. WONG
Ming E. Wong
COLOGNE, Germany – About 86 million counterfeit goods with an estimated net worth of €2 billion (S$2.9 billion) were seized in the European Union alone in 2022, according to the European Union Intellectual Property Office and the European Commission.
This is just the tip of the iceberg in the worldwide counterfeit trade. Far more items circulate, unseized.
