It seems that Chanel Inc. thinks that not all things in Vegas glitter with equal glitz and glam. They are slamming a lawsuit in Nevada against a Las Vegas based company called Top Modea Purses Inc.
Chanel Inc. says that Top Modea Inc. had infringed on its trademark through advertising and selling counterfeit purses that carry the Chanel trademark logo. The company also claims that there is likelihood of consumer confusion (potential Chanel customers may be scammed thinking that they are buying the "real deal") and also trademark dilution (the quality of the purses and wallets sold with the infringing logo are of inferior quality compared to the actual Chanel merchandise).
"Defendants' counterfeit goods are of a quality substantially different than that of Chanel's genuine goods," the document submitted by Chanel Inc claims.
"The net effect of the defendants' actions will be to result in the confusion of consumers who will believe the defendants' counterfeit goods are genuine goods originating from and approved by Chanel."
You can read the actual document submitted by Chanel Inc here:
http://media.lasvegassun.com/media/pdfs/blogs/documents/2009/08/06/chanel0806.pdf
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