Brief: Kenzo sues Amazon sellers over counterfeits

French clothing and accessory company Kenzo SA has sued a group of Amazon third-party sellers for infringing its trademarks.

Kenzo alleges that the sellers – which include '1one2two3three', 'Abby Amy' and 'amanda carpenter', amongst others – have sold knockoff copies of its products and it is seeking statutory damages of $2m per counterfeit trademark plus profits, legal fees etc, says the Florida Record.

The case (0:16-cv-63030-DPG) is being heard in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

This is not the first time Kenzo has taken issue with counterfeit copies of its brands sold via third-party retail platforms. In 2014, Kenzo and other luxury goods manufacturers in LVMH group settled a long-running lawsuit against eBay – first filed in 2008 - for allowing counterfeits on the e-commerce site.