Luxury goods maker Burberry Ltd. has sued Iconix Brand Group Inc., alleging Iconix’s London Fog brand is planning to sell trench coats and scarves that infringe on Burberry’s trademarked check pattern.
Britain’s Burberry filed a lawsuit Aug. 24 in federal court in Manhattan, alleging Iconix intends to introduce a trench coat with a check lining that’s “confusingly similar” to Burberry’s signature check pattern. Iconix also intends to introduce a scarf that “is nearly identical in its color scheme” to a Burberry scarf, according to the complaint.
