It seems karma has lastly caught up with the owners of the fake “Supreme” Italia stores, as the perpetrators have now been sentenced to jail time as well as a $10.4 million fine.
Circuit judge Martin Beddoe discovered daddy as well as kid duo Michele (53) as well as Marcello (24) Di Pierro guilty with two counts of fraud complying with a jury trial. in spite of being in settlement talks prior to the trial, Michele as well as Marcello might not reach a offer with VF Corportation leaving the conflict unresolved.
The duo will be required to pay $10.4 million in damages in addition to serving large 3 as well as 8 year stints in prison. The sentence comes after the two wrongfully amassed plagerised “Supreme” trademarks in Singapore, Spain as well as Italy while likewise opening stores in China as well as Europe to offer the counterfeit goods.
Following the sentence, judge Martin Beddoe added that he believed that the duo had “hijacked every facet of Supreme’s identity as well as plagiarized it”. Needless to say, Mr Di Pierro wasn’t delighted with the circumstance calling the whole thing “a extremely severe as well as unjustified assault”.
While we can only feel for those involved, they state don’t do the criminal offense if you can’t do the time. In similar news, Kanye West is suing Walmart over fake Foam RNNR sneakers.
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