Wearing a fake Louis Vuitton clutch can get expensive

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Strasbourg on 29 01 07. -

Gendarmes from Cernay had noticed that a young man of 18 was carrying a fake Louis Vuitton satchel.

A satchel that he had paid 15 euros to a street vendor in Marseille.

The facts date back to 2018 and the individual was fined 300 euros, reports the

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Problem, the latter had not paid the fine.

Consequently, he appeared this Wednesday at the collegial hearing of the correctional chamber of Mulhouse for use of an imitated trademark without the authorization of its owner.

The defendant, an electrician by trade, whose criminal record is clean, is currently in pre-trial detention in connection with a drug case.

He finally received a fine of 300 euros, 300 euros in damages to the company Louis Vuitton, to which are added the fixed procedural fees that any convicted person must pay.

Or an invoice of more than 700 euros.

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