LONGCHAMP warning letter by KLAKA Rechtsanwälte

Longchamp warning letter received from KLAKA Rechtsanwälte due to le Pliage plagiarism?

In the event of warnings from Longchamp, it is best to seek help from a specialist lawyer!

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Imitations of the Longchamp bag "Le Pliage" are very often warned off.

We provide immediate and uncomplicated assistance if you receive a Longchamp warning letter from Longchamp SAS  with the accusation of offering counterfeits by KLAKA Rechtsanwälte.

You should take Longchamp warnings seriously!

KLAKA Rechtsanwälte is one of the most diligent warning letter law firms in Germany. Every year we receive dozens of warning letters from BMW or Longchamp.

The warnings that KLAKA issues for Longchamp mostly concern the protection against imitation under competition law. This is also referred to as supplementary protection under competition law.

The rights holder of the trademark Longchamp through the Law firm KLAKA accused of violating Competition law or Design law to have violated and Plagiarism the Handbag "Le Pliage" or "Le Pliage Cuiroffered or imported or sold to have.

All known Longchamp warnings have been developed by Lawyer Dr. Stefan Abel pronounced.

After expiry of the set deadline, you must expect that KLAKA will assert Longchamp's rights by way of preliminary injunction or a lawsuit. The matter then becomes several thousand euros more expensive.

What is the accusation in the warning letter for imitations of Longchamp Le Pliage handbags?

The special feature of Longchamp cease-and-desist letters is that they are not based on trademark law or design law, but on protection against imitation under competition law.

Goods have this protection against imitation under competition law - in this case: luxury handbags - if they have a certain reputation and are known via Competitive character have.

Competitive originality means that the concrete design of the or certain characteristics of the product are so "unmistakable" that these characteristics draw the attention of the targeted, interested public to the operational origin of the goods point out.

In addition to claims under competition law, Longchamp can also rely on protection under registered Designs to fall back on.

The competitive nature of Longchamp Le Pliage bags

The competitive character of the Longchamp handbag Le Pliage results from the Interaction of some features. According to the lawyer Dr. Stefan Abel from KLAKA Rechtsanwälte, the following features are in the foreground:
  • trapezoidal body with vertical sides shorter than horizontal sides;
  • tubular leather handles,
  • with flat ends that become narrower towards the bottom,
  • which are attached to the outside of the body and directly under the top;
  • Leather flap between these handles,
  • which, when viewed from the front, has the shape of a rounded horizontal rectangle and
  • has a shiny metallic press stud;
  • Leather trimmings at both ends of the top.
To put it simply: the more precisely the description matches the handbag you sold and warned about, the more likely it is that you really illegal a Plagiarism offered or Sold have.

When is the sale of handbags in the style of a "Le Pliage" or "Le Pliage Cuir" legal?

Claims under competition law only exist if the person being warned is acting commercially. The mere private sale of a counterfeit can therefore not be prohibited.

Also Traders are allowed to sell Longchamp products. However, this is only possible with the consent of the rights holder, in this case Longchamp SAS. 

However, an exception is made in trademark law, competition law, copyright law and design law. Exhaustion of intellectual property rights. This occurs if the rights holder has already profited from the value of the trademark or other right, i.e. if it has already been sold legally.

Nobody can prohibit you from selling original products that you have legally purchased yourself!

Case constellations for Longchamp warnings

Contents of Longchamp warnings from KLAKA for Longchamp SAS is actually always the accusation of Introduction or the Offering from Plagiarism.

Border seizure of Longchamp counterfeits

Many of our cases begin with a Border seizure by customs. Our clients are accused of the following, Counterfeit products illegal into the Federal Republic of Germany introduced and thus Rights of Longchamp SAS to hurt.

Longchamp imitations in fashion boutiques

However, clients often also contact us who only need a small boutique in the pedestrian zone and have bought just one or two handbags for their store.

Aim of the Longchamp warnings are rarely the manufacturers of these counterfeits. They are almost impossible to find in China or elsewhere in Asia. It is therefore more common for smaller Retailer with Fashion boutiques or from the Online trading.

It is for KLAKA Attorneys at Law irrelevant that the counterfeit samples do not match the original exactly. Even the approximate similarity to some of the above-mentioned features is sufficient for the accusation of counterfeiting in the Competition law.

The situation is similar with the Design infringement: here it is sufficient that the handbag compared to the original "no other overall impression" show"

Longchamp warning letter: What are the claims?

KLAKA demands everything that a rights holder can demand from the infringer on behalf of Longchamp SAS:
  • Complete Removal - i.e. removal - of the handbags from your store or online store.
  • Omission the import or sale of the goods by submitting a Cease and desist declaration.
  • Information about the origin of the Longchamp counterfeits by a Right to information.
  • Publication of handbags for Destruction.
  • Payment of the Claim for damagess to Longchamp.
  • Costs of the warningusually from a Value in dispute from 150.000 € or 250.000 €.

Do I have to submit a cease-and-desist declaration, provide information, send all the bags to Longchamp and transfer a large sum to KLAKA Rechtsanwälte?

In order to check whether the claims that Longchamp Towards you through KLAKA Attorneys at Law is justified, the allegation should first be made via a Competition law and Design law experienced Lawyer be checked. 

Often lies No infringement at all before. Attorney Robert Meyen is Specialist lawyer for intellectual property rights and therefore a specialist for such cases.

Can I sign the enclosed cease-and-desist declaration and save money?

We strongly advise against simply signing the opposing party's cease-and-desist declaration in the event of a Longchamp warning letter. After all, the other side would like to one-sided get the best out of it. 

experienced lawyer in competition law On the other hand, however, you only promise the other party as much as you are legally obliged to promise. This is referred to as a modified cease-and-desist declaration, i.e. one that has been changed in your favor. Send your warning using our form and receive a free initial assessment.

What does marken medien meyen do if I instruct the trademark law firm for my Longchamp warning letter?

They are Five test steps for the Specialist lawyer required:
  • Commercial trading respectively Acting in the course of business - Have you traded in handbags for business or as a private individual?
  • Concrete competitive relationship - Are you in any kind of direct or indirect competition with Longchamp?
  • Competitive character pursuant to § 4 No. 3 UWG
  • Imitation or parallel creation?
  • Avoidable misrepresentation of origin
  • Reputation utilization or Reputation impairment
  • How is the Scope of prohibition - What can Klaka and Longchamp actually prohibit?

Longchamp warning letter: What is a modified cease-and-desist declaration?

It is not enough to simply delete all the offers that Longchamp has reprimanded in its warning letter. In this case, the owner of the design wants to be sure that such a Infringement of his intellectual property rights not repeated. One speaks of Risk of repetition.

In accordance with decades of established case law, the risk of repetition can only be eliminated by a penalized and valid for life Cease and desist declaration be eliminated.

The cease-and-desist declaration attached by the warning letter often goes beyond the actual scope of the prohibition and unnecessarily restricts you for the future. In this case, it is advisable to submit a declaration in your favor. Modified cease-and-desist declaration to hand in.

Submitting a cease-and-desist declaration without a contractual penalty?

A cease-and-desist declaration must be serious. Serious means that it permanently prevents the party seeking the injunction from committing further infringements.

The risk of repetition can therefore only be effectively excluded if you have a Contractual penalty in the event of a repetition of the trademark infringing or design infringing act promise. How high such a contractual penalty must be and in which cases it should apply is a lawyer's trade. A contractual penalty that is too low or "wrong" is almost certain to lead to the Lawsuit or preliminary injunction and to Costs in the five-digit range.

Let Robert Meyen, specialist lawyer for intellectual property rightsadvise and defend. Contact us here.

Longchamp warning letter: Right to information and legal fees

Many of our clients take part in Warnings through Longchamp the Right to information not serious.

Depending on the type of claim for information, the Rights infringer all documents and data relating to sales of the goods concerned disclose. This includes invoices, a precise indication of the number of sales up to the Accounting and, in the worst case, the surrender of the profit made.

In addition, the infringer of the Intellectual property rights obliged to disclose where the counterfeits originally came from. Here special Caution as the opposing side has a Action for information which the infringer of competition law, quickly far more than 5.000 € can cost.

It goes without saying that the Costs the Lawyers for the warning letter which are carried in a Value in dispute from 150.000 €200.000 €up to 500.000 €, are extremely high. We hardly believe that Klaka Rechtsanwälte will negotiate with private individuals in view of the brand's reputation.

 

We take over the defense of your Longchamp warning letter against Longchamp SAS and KLAKA Rechtsanwälte

If you have been informed of a Longchamp warning through KLAKA Attorneys at Law are affected, please call us or write a message and we will initiate all the necessary steps for you.

You can rest assured that we will handle your matter conscientious and fast edit. This increases the chances of Significant costs for the other party to lower.

Please do not defend yourself: Amateurish and unlegalistic arguments provoke the opposing lawyers and will not get you anywhere!

In the worst case, you may even weaken your position.

You will most likely find yourself in a very expensive process in court which will quickly inform you about 10.000 € will cost.

Longchamp warning letter: Better to go straight to a specialist lawyer!

The first goal in the defense against a Longchamp warning and their KLAKA law firm is in most cases the quickest possible submission of an amended version of the Cease and desist declaration to the Avoidance of an interim injunction. This has the highest priority!

We would be happy to represent you nationwide in your case against the law firm KLAKA Rechtsanwälte. For a non-binding initial consultation, please use our Contact form or write - preferably with the warning letter as an attachment - to kanzlei@marken.legal.

Our initial - non-binding - assessment is free of charge and without obligation.

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