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NYC souvenir shop claims Balenciaga copied its bag

2018/08/06

Luxury brand Balenciaga has “copied” a design from a tote bag sold by a New York City souvenir shop, according to a copyright lawsuit filed last week.
City Merchandise filed its complaint at the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday, July 26.
The suit claimed that Balenciaga has created and sold handbags, purses, and cosmetic purses that feature “strikingly and substantially similar” designs to those owned by City. Balenciaga sells products which bear “a design that is a flagrant knock off” of City’s protected design, the suit alleged. The complaint said the infringing design has been highlighted to the public through a number of channels, including via fashion news site Fashionista. The site “humorously chided” Balenciaga for copying the design of the tote bag on Twitter, according to the complaint.
City said the infringing products are sold at prices ranging from $500 to $2,300.
The suit suggested that consumers will believe that City is the infringing party, due to the price disparity between the New York souvenir shop’s products and Balenciaga’s infringing goods.
Source：WIPR



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