Burlington Loses To Fendi, Again

Filed Under: Legal Matters Business Blitz

The feud between Fendi and Burlington Coat is one spanning decades.

Back in 1986, Fendi sued Burlington for purchasing and selling counterfeit items. The next year, Burlington agreed to an injunction to stop selling all Fendi items without permission first.

Though it seems that only lasted some years, as in 2004 Fendi again contacted Burlington about selling their fake products and later sued them for trademark infringement in 2006.

And although Burlington claimed their products were real and its suppliers would confirm it, a majority of the items were found to be counterfeits.

Finally in 2008, after years of legal battle, the courts ruled that Burlington was in contempt of their agreement and would need to pay out millions for loss profits and attorney fees.

And now a total has been reached and Burlington will need to pay out $4.7 MILLION!

The amount includes the $2.5 million in profits, $1.6 million in interest, and over half a million in legal fees.

Fendi's CEO, Michael Burke, revealed “Retailers have a duty to society and their customers to do a certain amount of due diligence. Clearly [Burlington Coat] did not.”

As for Burlington, a rep claims they plan to appeal the decision but didn't reveal much else.

[Image via WENN.]

Posted: February 22, 2010 at 4:00 pm