Ralph Lauren seeks to end counterfeit goods before India foray
, ET Bureau|
Updated: Sep 27, 2017, 12.53 AM IST
NEW DELHI: US fashion house Ralph Lauren Corporation has launched a drive to clean up the Indian market of fake and counterfeit products mostly under its Polo brand, before opening its store in the country possibly next year.
Armed with court orders, Ralph Lauren’s lawyers last week conducted raids on a Hyderabad-based company that operated half a dozen ‘Lauren Polo’ branded outlets and seized 6,000 shirts, Tshirts, jeans and other products with the Polo logo, said a lawyer representing the company.
“This was a big seizure and we seized more than 6,000 pieces of garments and their hoardings were removed,” said S K Bansal, a lawyer representing Ralph Lauren.
He said the company has filed around 60 cases in various courts over the years against companies and individuals that manufactured or sold counterfeit Polo Ralph Lauren products.
Jagdeep Kumar Sharma, a lawyer who was appointed a local commissioner by the District Court, Patiala House in New Delhi, said they “confiscated about 900 trousers, about 500 shirts and others” after the raids on Lauren Polo outlets. Sharma said he has already filed the report to the court.
A store staff at Lauren Polo said some people “inquired” about the company and “counted” some of the products that they had stocked. He said the company is planning to change name of its five outlets after coming since it has come under “objection”.
ET had reported earlier this year that Ralph Lauren, which sells fashion clothing and accessories for men, women and kids, is in talks with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail for opening to open franchisee Ralph Lauren-branded brick-and-mortar outlets.
The company launched by US fashion designer Ralph Lauren is also in negotiations with Myntra for online selling rights.
IKEA too taking on fakes
Other big multinational brands, including IKEA and Burger King, too, have initiated legal actions against domestic companies using names and logos similar to the global giants.
Swedish furniture brand IKEA, which would open its first store in India early next year, has filed five cases in Delhi High Court in the last few months against companies alleging trademark infringements.
One of the firms facing the charge, Bengaluru-based Akea Furniture Solutions, said it has already changed its name to A K Furniture after it got a legal notice from IKEA.
Armed with court orders, Ralph Lauren’s lawyers last week conducted raids on a Hyderabad-based company that operated half a dozen ‘Lauren Polo’ branded outlets and seized 6,000 shirts, Tshirts, jeans and other products with the Polo logo, said a lawyer representing the company.
“This was a big seizure and we seized more than 6,000 pieces of garments and their hoardings were removed,” said S K Bansal, a lawyer representing Ralph Lauren.
He said the company has filed around 60 cases in various courts over the years against companies and individuals that manufactured or sold counterfeit Polo Ralph Lauren products.
Jagdeep Kumar Sharma, a lawyer who was appointed a local commissioner by the District Court, Patiala House in New Delhi, said they “confiscated about 900 trousers, about 500 shirts and others” after the raids on Lauren Polo outlets. Sharma said he has already filed the report to the court.
A store staff at Lauren Polo said some people “inquired” about the company and “counted” some of the products that they had stocked. He said the company is planning to change name of its five outlets after coming since it has come under “objection”.
ET had reported earlier this year that Ralph Lauren, which sells fashion clothing and accessories for men, women and kids, is in talks with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail for opening to open franchisee Ralph Lauren-branded brick-and-mortar outlets.
The company launched by US fashion designer Ralph Lauren is also in negotiations with Myntra for online selling rights.
IKEA too taking on fakes
Other big multinational brands, including IKEA and Burger King, too, have initiated legal actions against domestic companies using names and logos similar to the global giants.
Swedish furniture brand IKEA, which would open its first store in India early next year, has filed five cases in Delhi High Court in the last few months against companies alleging trademark infringements.
One of the firms facing the charge, Bengaluru-based Akea Furniture Solutions, said it has already changed its name to A K Furniture after it got a legal notice from IKEA.
