The devil is in the details for this product: Here, even the trademark was copied. The Victorinox trademark (cross and shield) is an inducement to buy. However, the quality promise inherent to the original trademark is not met by the extremely cheap counterfeits (un-sharp knives, non-functioning magnifying glasses etc.). Often, it is very difficult to identify and prosecute the online vendors of counterfeit products.
Original (left): Swiss pocket knife “SwissChamp” with 33 functions by Victorinox AG, Switzerland; Forgery (right): Distributed online
(Aktion Plagiarius e.V.)
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:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1358500/1358527/original.jpg "The devil is in the details for this product: Here, even the trademark was copied. The Victorinox trademark (cross and shield) is an inducement to buy. However, the quality promise inherent to the original trademark is not met by the extremely cheap counterfeits (un-sharp knives, non-functioning magnifying glasses etc.). Often, it is very difficult to identify and prosecute the online vendors of counterfeit products.
Original (left): Swiss pocket knife “SwissChamp” with 33 functions by Victorinox AG, Switzerland; Forgery (right): Distributed online (Aktion Plagiarius e.V.)")
