In particular, the complaint points to a Nov. The suit also claims that Amazon is using the Williams-Sonoma mark in direct email marketing campaigns while fulfilling orders for the underlying products itself. "Many of these products have been the subject of customer complaints on the Amazon website, are not subject to WSI’s quality control measures, and/or have been damaged or altered such that the WILLIAMS-SONOMA mark no longer properly applies," wrote Williams-Sonoma's Orrick lawyers. The suit claims that Amazon pages indicated the items were being sold "by Williams-Sonoma" or that they were “Best Selling Products from Williams-Sonoma.” According to the complaint filed Friday by the company's lawyers at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Williams-Sonoma has recently received various complaints from customers who made purchases via Amazon’s website thinking they were buying directly from Williams-Sonoma. San Francisco-based Williams-Sonoma claims that more than half its sales come via its e-commerce platform, which has been in operation since 1999. What's more, Williams-Sonoma claims that Amazon has engaged in a "systemic campaign" to copy the patented designs of its West Elm-branded furniture to create cheaper knock-offs, even adopting similar names for products in the Amazon "Rivet" line of furniture.Īn Amazon representative declined to comment on the lawsuit Monday morning. claiming that the web retail giant is trading on the Williams-Sonoma name and confusing consumers by setting up an unauthorized "Williams-Sonoma"-branded store and sections on its website. Does anything say "Holiday Season" quite like one retailer suing another for trademark and patent infringement?
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