Harry Styles Scores Win Against Online Counterfeit Sellers

A Chicago federal judge agreed to permanently block a number of e-commerce sellers from selling counterfeit merchandise infringing pop star Harry Styles’ trademarks.

Judge Franklin U. Valderrama of the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday granted the “As It Was” singer’s motion for default judgment following the sellers’ failure to respond to Styles’ complaint, preventing the alleged counterfeiters from using the “Harry Styles” trademark.

Earlier this year, Valderrama granted Styles a preliminary injunction to prohibit the sale of counterfeit merchandise.

The order directs e-commerce platforms including eBay, Amazon and Etsy to disable sales and advertisements of the infringing products and ...