LV lawsuit against WB rejected
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June 17, 2012, Sunday
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LOUIS Vuitton on Friday lost its lawsuit against the Warner Brothers studio for using a knockoff handbag in its popular 2011 comedy "The Hangover: Part II".
The case stemmed from a scene in which the character Alan Garner, played by Zach Galifianakis, is shown at an airport with a bag that looks a Louis Vuitton brand, but which the French company said is made by Diophy, which makes products with a design similar to Louis Vuitton's "toile" monogram.
Louis Vuitton, part of LVMG Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, claimed it was harmed by the misrepresentation and the resulting confusion to customers.
LV sought financial damages and a halt to further trademark infringement. But US District Judge Andrew Carter in Manhattan found that Warner Brothers should not be held liable.
The case stemmed from a scene in which the character Alan Garner, played by Zach Galifianakis, is shown at an airport with a bag that looks a Louis Vuitton brand, but which the French company said is made by Diophy, which makes products with a design similar to Louis Vuitton's "toile" monogram.
Louis Vuitton, part of LVMG Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, claimed it was harmed by the misrepresentation and the resulting confusion to customers.
LV sought financial damages and a halt to further trademark infringement. But US District Judge Andrew Carter in Manhattan found that Warner Brothers should not be held liable.
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