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Tiffany & Co wins in counterfeit case |
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Written by Felix Da Silva (fdasilva@bitnip.com)
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Tuesday, 07 August 2007 |
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 Tiffany & Co. on Monday said a Federal Court in New
York has entered a final judgment against a retailer that had sold
fake Tiffany merchandise. The ruling prohibits,
John Shamir
, from any further
counterfeiting or infringement of the Tiffany name and trademark.
The judgment
required the defendants to pay Tiffany $956,793.15, which
has already been paid in full. Shamir had previously plead guilty to charges of
trademark counterfeiting, according to a release from Tiffany.
Starglam had been selling counterfeit silver Tiffany merchandise, which had been
bought in Asia and sold on New York City's Canal Street. Starglam also sold the
counterfeits on the Internet, including on eBay.
Tiffany said they also have a case against eBay because of the large
amount of counterfeit Tiffany silver merchandise that has been sold on
eBay's popular auction sites.
Trademark counterfeiting severely damages brand owners and consumers alike. The way to stop it is to take aggressive action against the
counterfeiters and make them pay, criminally as well as civilly.
Tiffany Chairman and Chief Executive
Michael Kowalski
said in a
statement.
If you're going to buy something nice, don't cheap out and buy counterfeit. If you are going to buy a diamond ring or anything with diamond, I'd recommend Bluenile. It has better quality than Tiffany's and you get to choose and customize almost every aspect.
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