ELLE Magazine Sues Competitor Over Branded Glasses Trademark

The publisher of ELLE Magazine is suing a company for marketing and selling confusingly similar sunglasses which infringe its trademark, a new lawsuit said.

Paris-based Hachette Filipacchi Presse alleges at least one of its distinct ELLE-branded glasses or sunglasses was infringed by Florida company Prestige International Group LLC. Prestige advertises its ELLE-LE eyewear to US-based customers, including those in New York, the complaint filed in the US District for the Southern District of New York said.

ELLE Magazine is the world’s largest fashion magazine, with 45 international editions in over 60 countries, the complaint said. Given its success, a wide ...