Tory Burch has been awarded $41.2 million after winning a trademark infringement lawsuit against Lin & J International Inc., who the designer successfully proved had copied her trademarks and designs.
Tory Burch
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The judgement, which was made by the US District Court on Friday, draws a line under a battle between the two brands that started in 2013 when Burch "sent a representative to Lin & J's showroom in New York and that representative was shown a variety of knockoffs and told the minimum order was $350," WWD reports court documents as stating. She also "identified a wholesaler in Alabama who pointed to Lin & J as their supplier of thousands of units of fake jewellery."
A look from the Tory Burch autumn/winter 2015 show
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Following initial legal proceedings, Lin & J then unsuccessfully countersued Tory Burch, accusing the New York-based company of "unfair trade practices, defamation, trademark infringement and other claims." The breakdown of the awarded amount equates to $38.9 million in damages and $2.3 million in legal fees.
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