Italy's Gucci wins copyright case in China

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2008

SHANGHAI (AFP) — Italian fashion group Gucci has won a suit against a Chinese shoe maker that counterfeited the exclusive "GG" logo in its footwear, state media said Tuesday.

Senda Group, based in Jiangsu province in eastern China, was ordered to pay Gucci 180,000 yuan (25,700 dollars) in damages, the Oriental Morning Post reported, citing a ruling by the Shanghai Pudong New Area People's court.

The other defendant, Shanghai No.1 Yaohan Department Store, was told to immediately take the shoes off its shelves, according to the ruling handed down on Monday.

Gucci had asked for damages of 610,000 yuan but the court said although the sandals made by Senda were "misleading," the department store was not required to pay any damages because it was "unaware of the...