Cosmair alleging Parfums de Coeur Drakkar Noir trademark infringement.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
COSMAIR CHARGING PARFUMS DE COEUR WITH TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT, false advertising and unfair competition related to a TV ad for Parfums de Coeur's Designer Imposters version of Drakkar Noir, called New York Nights. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Feb. 7, Parfums Guy Laroche and its U.S. perfume and cosmetics distributor Cosmair alleged that Parfums de Coeur's ad claims that the two fragrances are "identical and fungible," when in fact they are not, the filing stated. Parfums de Coeur commented that "the lawsuit is completely without merit."