LOUIS VUITTON S.A. v. LEE

No. 88-2835.

875 F.2d 584 (1989)

LOUIS VUITTON S.A., Plaintiff-Appellant, and Gucci Shops, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Pun Yang LEE, also known as Jane Lee, and In Ka Lee, also known as John Lee, doing business under the name K-Econo Merchandise, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 16, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Devlin, Reboul, MacMurray, Hewitt, Maynard & Kristol, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jeffrey S. Firestone, Strange & Firestone, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Louis Vuitton S.A., the French manufacturer of swank luggage, handbags, and other merchandise, appeals the district court's refusal to award it any damages for the infringement of its registered trademark by the defendants, Mr. and Mrs. Lee. Korean immigrants, the Lees own a shop in Chicago that they call K-Econo Merchandise. The shop carries an eclectic, even ragtag, selection of merchandise ranging...

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