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GUCCI AMERICA, INC. v. GUESS?, INC.
United States District Court, S.D. New York (2012) | 868 F.Supp.2d 207
TL;DR: Luxury brand Gucci sued mid-market brand Guess for trademark infringement. The court found Guess intentionally copied some designs, particularly Gucci's famous repeating "G" pattern and striped webbing, granting a permanent injunction and an accounting of profits for those specific infringing uses.
Legal Significance: This case provides a detailed analysis of post-sale confusion, the limits of the laches defense against an intentional infringer, and the calculation of profits as a remedy for willful infringement. It shows how a brand can be liable for copying a competitor's "look and feel" without direct counterfeiting.