Coach

Coach Inc. sues counterfeit production and retail businesses - Sunday, March 27, 2011

New York-based Coach is seeking statutory damages of up to $2 million for every breach to its trademark. The court case is requesting a federal judge to ban the businesses from selling the products and compensate Coach for lost revenues.

Coach Inc. sues local businesses - Sunday, March 27, 2011

Upscale accessory maker Coach Inc. has filed separate lawsuits in U.S. District Court accusing businesses in Cumberland and Robeson counties of selling counterfeit Coach products.

Seattle man charged in fake handbag scam - Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Touray Burama was charged with counterfeiting after 33,700 bogus items -- including 1,000 bags labeled Coach and another 1,000 labeled Prada -- were found in his home.

3 plead guilty to smuggly counterfeit goods - Thursday, December 02, 2010

BALTIMORE — Three people have pleaded guilty to plotting to smuggle counterfeit Coach handbags made in Malaysia and China into the Port of Baltimore.

Counterfeit Coach scarves confiscated at port - Thursday, October 14, 2010

LOS ANGELES - A shipment of 24,000 counterfeit trademark "Coach" scarves from China, valued at nearly $85,000, was seized at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex, a customs official said Thursday.

Coach suing flea market - Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Coach Inc., which sells handbags, wallets and other accessories, last week sued the Sweetwater Flea Market and other defendants in U.S. District Court, alleging that an investigator who visited the market in June found four major booths with 50-100 counterfeit Coach products.

Coach accuses two Missouri stores of selling counterfeit purses - Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Venerable purse maker Coach Inc. has filed federal trademark infringement lawsuits against two Missouri retail stores, including one in St. Louis, accusing them of selling counterfeit handbags.

Ocean City Maryland boardwalk shops sued by Coach for counterfeits - Monday, August 16, 2010

According to lawsuits filed by Coach in federal court during the week of August 9, 2010, Coach investigators spent two days in June looking into stores on the boardwalk and buying counterfeit bags, wallets and other items. The counterfeits held price tags ranging from $20 to $75; far below the typical $300 price tag that accompanies a real-deal Coach bag.

Coach counterfeits: Coach suing Ocean City boardwalk shops for counterfeit sales - Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Lawsuits allege imitation Coach handbags, wallets and accessories and sold at 13 stores.

Coach sues the City of Chicago over counterfeit goods - Tuesday, May 25, 2010

When it comes to counterfeit goods, we’ve heard of brands suing stores, brands suing Google, and, heck, even brands suing other brands, but we’ve never heard of brands suing an entire city. But according to a recent complaint, that’s exactly what Coach has decided to do.

Coach files suit deep in the heart of Texas - Monday, December 07, 2009

The company has recently filed two civil suits in the US District court in Dallas and similar ones in Houston. According to the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, sales of fake goods cost retailers as much as $250 billion each year. And its president, Bob Barchiesi, says, “it [counterfeiting] supports forced child labor overseas, it supports the funding of terrorist organizations.”

Coach: Knock off the fakes - Monday, December 07, 2009

"Operation Turn Lock" is focused on stores that sell designer lookalikes of Coach products. The company has filed civil lawsuits against Eye Candy Shoes & Accessories in Fort Worth and Majestic Eyewear in Dallas.

Designer Coach gets real serious about fighting fake handbags - Monday, December 07, 2009

Coach, known for high-end designer accessories, has launched an aggressive legal blitz on suspected counterfeiters across the nation, most recently targeting a handful of Dallas-area retailers.

Coach launches anti-counterfeiting campaign - Friday, May 22, 2009

Coach, a leading marketer of handbags and accessories, has launched a national anti-counterfeiting program targeting companies and individuals involved in the distribution or sale of counterfeit products.

Counterfeit Coach and Gucci handbags snatched by Customs and Border Protection - Friday, April 10, 2009

Customs and Border Protection import specialists yesterday seized two shipments of counterfeit handbags and backpacks with an estimated manufacture’s suggested retail price of $1.1 million and a domestic value of $89,236.