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Article: Century 21 sues over fake Pradas.(company accuses Felco Bros. of selling counterfeit Prada handbags)(Brief Article)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- November 26, 1996
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NEW YORK -- The Century 21 discount store has filed a lawsuit against a distributor, charging it sold the store counterfeit Prada handbags and seeking damages of at least $138,284.
Century 21, which has one store in downtown Manhattan and one in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, said in papers filed in Manhattan Federal Court that in May it agreed to pay $283,000 for the women's handbags from Felco Bros., a distributor based in Miami, Fla., after being assured by Felco of their authenticity.
In early August, according to the suit, the owners of the Prada trademark --Prefel SA, Prafin BV and IPI USA Corp. -- notified Century 21 that numerous items in the store carrying Prada trademarks ...
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