Plagiates from the Kare furniture store

Zanger Rechtsanwalt GmbH represents a renowned Chinese artist in a model process that is of widespread importance for a large number of Chinese artists. Gao Xiaowuwho was able to celebrate his international breakthrough in 2003, is particularly known for the sculptures of his work series “Standard Era”, which consists of various figures from the forward, partly smiling, people.

In the west, on the other hand, plagiarism of his characters, which are driven out across Europe by the furniture and furniture store Kare; This is despite the fact that Kare has never contacted the artist and has not been transferred to any right to use.

In the meantime, both the Vienna Commercial Court and the Wiener Neustadt regional court have issued preliminary orders to prohibit both German Kare Online GmbH and the Austrian “Kare” Handels GmbH to spread or make it available to imitations of the artist GAO.

GAO is very well networked in artists in China and also leads the objective procedures to proof that Chinese art is stolen, imitated and illegally spread in Europe. Several hundred Chinese artists have come together for GAO and waited for the result of the lawsuit. It can be assumed that Zanger Rechtsanwalt GmbH will also act against copyright infringement on behalf of these artists, whose works were plagued in the West.

The previously prevailing narrative, China would “copy from the West” on a large scale, cannot be maintained in the light of these procedures.