LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles textile business is suing garment vendors, alleging copyright infringement.
Couture Textile Inc. filed a complaint Aug. 16 in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Cupshe, LLC and Does 1-10, alleging they illegally copied and reproduced the plaintiff's fabric designs.
According to the complaint, Couture Textile suffered damages to its business as the result of two-dimensional fabric designs being illegally copied. The plaintiff alleges the defendants are selling garments made out of fabrics that bear the plaintiff's designs.
Couture Textiles seeks trial by jury, enjoin the defendant, all profits, statutory damages, legal fees, interest, and all other relief the court deems just. It is represented by attorney C. Yong Jeong of Jeong & Likens LC in Los Angeles.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California case number 2:17-cv-06074-BRO-SS