Longchamp Sues Bed Bath & Beyond Over Fake Handbags

Longchamp USA Inc., the French luxury brand, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in New York federal court earlier this month against Bed Bath & Beyond, alleging that it suffered losses in excess of $1 million over the sale of copycat bags sold by Bed Bath & Beyond and Laila Rowe, a self-described accessory store of choice for fashionistas. Capelli New York, a designer and manufacturer of apparel and branded products, is also named as a defendant in the suit, in which Longchamp claims that the defendants ripped off the trademarked look and style of its famed Le Pliage handbag.