Dom mody Louis Vuitton pozwał Jianyonga Zhenga i Alice Bei Wang, związanych z szeregiem firm podejrzanych o podrabianie produktów z charakterystycznym logo LV. Firmy i sklepy takie jak T&T Handbag Industrial Co. Ltd. i Sanjiu Leather Co. Ltd. z Chin, Meada Corp., Pacpro Inc. i Trendy Creations w Kalifornii oraz The Inspired Bagger z Texasu oraz House of Bags z Los
Angeles kupowały produkty od Zhenga i Wang. Wyrokiem amerykańskiej
Komisji Handlu Międzynarodowego te działania zostały uznane za
bezprawne.
Szefowa departamentu ds. własności intelektualnej Louis Vuitton – Valerie Sonnier, uznała wyrok za znaczący:
Jesteśmy pierwszą firmą, która prosiła Komisję Handlu
Międzynarodowego o wsparcie ochrony prawa własności intelektualnej.
Dzięki wyrokowi osiągniemy nie tylko ochronę przeciwko konkretnym
wskazanym przez nas fałszerzom, ale ogólną ochronę monogramu Toile.
Teraz Louis Vuitton walczy jeszcze o całkowity zakaz importu
podrabianych produktów i nakaz zajęcia produktów fałszujących firm.
Fake fashion is a $450 billion dollar business.
Recently, Louis Vuitton has won the battle about fake products. And now this brand is going to place a ban on other things connected with falsificats.
Some ways that I determine if a LV is fake or real is by:
1.
The
quality.
Get your hands on a real one and roughly measure the weight
with your hands. Also feel the leather and canvas- it should feel smooth
and should look shiny (the leather).
2.
THE PATTERN MATTERS!
The
pattern will always be the same on all pieces of the same line (ex.,
all damier canvases will be the same, all monogram canvases will be the
same...etc.). The ONLY exception to this is on some of the ties and
scarves. ALL monogram canvases will be the same on all leather goods. On
the Damier canvas, the boxes that say "Louis Vuitton Paris" on them
will be spaced 9 squares apart both horizontal and vertical (4 dark and 5
light). Anything else is FAKE!
3.
The price.
If you get Louis
Vuitton for under, say, $250 or so, you aren't getting a bargain, you're
getting a fake. LV NEVER goes on sale or clearance, so be careful with
internet purchasing. Bag prices range from $250 or so to $4, or $5,000.
4.
The hardware.
On most of the bags, the zippers and buckles will be
brass or gold. On some, though, they can be silver. Also, pay attention
to how the LV's are carved into the zippers: Look at them under
magnification. If they are clean cut and smooth there's a chance it may
be real. DON'T depend on this, though. Many counterfeiters pay close
attention to detail.
5.
The leather.
The handles, straps (if any),
and/or trim will usually be a white-colored cowhide that will oxidize
(change to a darker honey color) over time. If you are purchasing a
vintage bag then the cowhide will already be oxidized. When it is new it
will be white on the surface but the inner part will be a red color,
and that will also change color. If the white does not darken, it is
fake. It will start oxidizing within the first few weeks.
6.
The
accessories.
Speedys DO NOT...EVER...come with pegs/"feet" on the
bottom. The bottom will always be plain with no hardware. Some bags come
with locks and keys (mostly the damier canvas bags) that are usually
gold or brass like the hardware on the bag itself and usually have a big
LV monogram carved into them.
7.
The packaging.
LV bags never
come with tags attached. They may have some paper or wrapping around the
straps/handles, but that's it! NO PRICE TAGS OR BARCODES!
8.
The
inside.
The inside of a bag should always have a small slab of leather
(that will also oxidize) with "Louis Vuitton Made in France" hot-stamped
into it. It can also say "Made in Italy", "Made in Spain", "Made in
Germany", or "Made in USA". If it says anything else, it's fake. I don't
really know what all they can say, I only own six bags and they all say
"Made in France". Some of the women's purses may not have this, but
there will always be something verifying where it was made.
9.
Location.
Be aware of where you are buying your LV
products. The only 2 places that are authorized to sell LV things are
louisvuitton.com and eluxury.com. This, by no means, means that if they
are sold elsewhere that they are fake.
10.
The date code and serial
number.
All LV products have serial numbers, but all bags have both a
serial number and a date code. The only people that can read the date
codes are the people that work for LV or have experience with LV
products. Both codes (in a bag) will usually be hidden behind some flap
of leaher or canvas and can be painted or hot-stamped.
11.
The
colors.
On the multicolor Speedys and purses there are NEVER any red or
turquoise "LV"s. Some may be baby blue or some other dark or light
shade of blue, but never turquoise. And the "LV"s can also be pink, but
never red. Also, Multicolor bags never have bows on them.
12.
The
font.
On the patches that have "Louis Vuitton Paris" hot-stamped into
them, pay close attention to the font used. There are very round O's and
pointy A's, V's, and N's. The font should not be narrow or squared off.
If so, it's fake.
13.
The material---For some reason,
counterfeiters just peel off the leather from a real bag and paste it on
a fake one (why not just sell the real thing, right?). If the product
is faked from scratch then the material used is more than likely not
going to be real leather or canvas. Instead it will be plastic and will
chip and crack easily.
14.
The extras.
Never be fooled into
thinking a product is real just because it comes with the box or
shopping bag or the "original receipt". Items such as those can be faked
with extreme ease.
15.
The dustbag---The dustbag should be a very
soft flannel or cotton material that is a brown or tan color with NO
HINT OF RED! The only thing that will be on the outside is and embossed
"LV". If it says anything under it like "Louis Vuitton Paris", it's
fake.
16.
Internet Auctions.
If a seller on eBay is repetitive
about "100% real" or "All sales final" or "NO REFUNDS", there's a
99.99999 percent chance it's FAKE. Be VVERRY cautious on iOffer.com.
About 98% of the listings of designer products are fake.
