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Article: Coach files federal lawsuit accusing Kohl's of copying handbag designs
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 25, 2006
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Coach Inc., a manufacturer of upscale women's handbags and
accessories, is suing Kohl's Corp. in federal court, accusing the
department store chain of copying its designs.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in New York, asks that Kohl's stop
selling the handbags that Coach considers copies and that the
Menomonee Falls-based chain turn over profits it made on the
merchandise to Coach.
Kohl's executives could not be reached for comment Friday evening.
In the lawsuit, Coach, based in New York, said it has used the
registered trademark "Sonoma" since 1993. Kohl's also uses the name
"Sonoma" on a variety of private label merchandise.
The lawsuit says Kohl's and Coach have tangled in the past over
use of ...