1 December 2011Jurisdiction reportsVictoria Carrington

Counterfeiters beware: Canadian court's message to purveyors of 'knock offs'

In a case that is being hailed as the latest landmark decision in the recent trend of bringing counterfeiters to justice, the Federal Court of Canada (FC) awarded Louis Vuitton and Burberry the largest ever punitive damages award in a trademark counterfeiting and copyright case in Canada.

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Counterfeiters beware: Canadian court's message to purveyors of 'knock offs'

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