exceeds $200 billion annually, with the sale of counterfeit goods over the Internet amounting to more than $30 billion worldwide, according to a lawsuit Tiffany filed in June. Trademark infringement and counterfeiting in the U.S. sells millions of books, CDs, DVDs, toys, gourmet foods, tools and other goods. With this lawsuit, Cartier joins Tiffany in taking legal action against third parties that are said to provide platforms for the sale of allegedly phony trademark products. Responding to the accusations, an spokesman said: “ respects the intellectual property rights of others and we are working cooperatively with all parties involved in the matter.” and Cartier International B.V., also named as defendants New York-based retailer Geneve Gold its owner, Nathan Gross, and five unidentified persons, or John Does. District Court in Manhattan, Cartier, a division of Richemont North America Inc. In its complaint filed on Wednesday in U.S. announced on Thursday that it had been awarded a $600,000 judgment by a federal court in Philadelphia against a counterfeiter selling his wares via eBay. NEW YORK - Cartier, keeping up the pressure to stop counterfeit goods from being sold on the Internet, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that knowingly profited from selling knockoffs of popular watches.Ĭartier is seeking to hold the online giant accountable for “contributory infringement” of its trademark, based on what the French luxury goods company alleged were ’s actions as a “broker” for the sale of bogus Cartier watches.
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