Harry Styles Wins Early Court Order Blocking Counterfeit Sellers

A Northern District of Illinois judge sided with singer Harry Styles on Friday, granting him a preliminary injunction to stop counterfeiters from selling merchandise that infringe his trademarks.

Judge Franklin U. Valderrama found that Styles’ trademark infringement suit —filed earlier this month against e-commerce store operators selling counterfeit apparel and merchandise— has a likelihood of succeeding. He also said that a previously granted temporary restraining order establishes that Styles would “suffer irreparable harm if the injunction is not granted.”

The court order prevents the list of almost 200 defendants from using Styles’ wide range of marks to create or sell ...