Quince Handbags Accused of Infringing ‘Iconic’ Coach Products

Two Quince leather handbags infringe the trade dress of Coach’s “iconic” Rogue and Soho Flap bags, according to a new federal lawsuit.

The two bags sold by Last Brand Inc., doing business as Quince, are “substantially indistinguishable” to Coach Services Inc.’s products, Coach said in a complaint filed April 4 in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

The Coach bags have been donned by various celebrities and achieved a high degree of consumer recognition and secondary meaning, the complaint said. Coach alleges Quince’s handbags “exploit Coach’s goodwill and the reputation of the Coach® Rogue and Soho ...