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Article: Vuitton denied injunction against Dooney & Bourke.(LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton charged that Dooney & Bourke had knocked off its Murakami designs)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- August 30, 2004
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Byline: Vicki M. Young, With contributions from Ross Tucker, Emily Holt
NEW YORK -- Score one for Dooney & Bourke, at least for now.
Emulating certain design features doesn't constitute trademark infringement when it involves different trademarks or logos, according to a Manhattan federal district court judge who issued a ruling denying a request for a preliminary injunction by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton against Dooney & Bourke.
The controversy centered on LVMH's famed Murakami designs, featuring the LVMH Toile monogram trademarks on multicolored patterns and styles for handbags and accessories.
The ruling affects only LVMH's ...