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Article: LOUIS VUITTON LOSES TRADEMARK LAWSUIT
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- August 27, 2004
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United Press International
08-27-2004
Louis Vuitton loses trademark lawsuit
NEW YORK, Aug 27, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Louis Vuitton Friday lost the battle to stop bag maker Dooney & Bourke from selling products with a monogram similar to its own.
The French luxury luggage manufacturer, which is part of the designer LVMH group, had filed a motion in New York to stop companies from imitating its ubiquitous logo made by its initials, LV.
The Norwalk, Conn.-based Dooney & Bourke has a line of bags emblazoned with its initials, DB.
But U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin denied ...