Moncler wins landmark China counterfeit case

MILAN: Italian luxury jacket manufacturer Moncler said Monday it had won major damages from a Beijing-based counterfeiter in what it described a landmark application of new Chinese trademark legislation.

Moncler, best known for its ultra-pricey, down-filled puffa jackets, said the Intellectual Property Court in the Chinese capital had awarded it three million yuan (420,000 euros, $470,000) in damages as a result of trademark infringements by a company called Beijing Nuoyakate Gourmet.