Did products from both West and East Germany say "made in Germany"?

by Parokki

A person I was talking to made this claim today. Supposedly both were acting like they were the true legitimate Germany and refused to be the first to budge as a point of principle. Can anyone confirm or debunk this?

Koh-I-Noor

Yes it was used by both states, but mainly in the early years after the war. Later they mostly used Made in West Germany resp. Made in GDR:

"Made in Germany" is not controlled by a central regulatory body. However, its status has been defined by several court rulings in Germany. In 1973, the Bundesgerichtshof made a ruling that Made in Germany does not enable people to properly distinguish between the two Germanys of the time, so Made in West Germany and Made in GDR became popular.

Here are two examples from East Germany: