Patagonia, the popular clothing company, is suing a Boca Raton company for its role in manufacturing and selling counterfeit products to retailers.
Patagonia is asking a judge to force JPC Apparel to give the company its profits, remaining counterfeit products and damages worth up to $150,000 for each work infringed at the company’s decision.
Patagonia sues Boca Raton company over dupes
The lawsuit, which the company filed in federal court, comes as the government reports an increase in the value of fake merchandise coming into the country.
“I have seen an uptick in litigation over the past year or two,” Scafidi said. “That is to say, with the rise of dupes, it’s becoming a situation where brands decide that it is worth suing, it is worth making themselves publicly a harder target.”…