Brigitte Zypries visits the Koziol factory
April 25th, 2008
The German Federal Minister of Justice Brigitte Zypries paid a visit to koziol on March 12, 2007, and was clearly impressed by the research and development work undertaken at the Koziol factory. Product piracy and its consequences for mid-sized firms formed the key focus of the visit. Ms. Zypries wanted to gain an insight into the realities of this issue, enabling her to better understand the problems it entails.Developing innovative products requires more than original ideas; substantial investments are necessary as well. This means that piracy can pose existential risks, especially for small and mid-sized companies. Globally operative producers like koziol can only continue to exist – and thereby maintain valuable jobs – if their intellectual achievements are protected by law. Ms. Zypries promised to place added emphasis on intellectual property rights in upcoming talks, and in the process to help protect German industry.
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