French Court Orders Shoe Company Jonak to Pay €180,000 to Chanel for “Similarities”
A French court has ordered shoemaker Jonak to pay €180,000 in damages to Chanel for profiting off the luxury brand’s designs. The Paris Court of Appeals found Jonak guilty of parasitism, after years of legal battle, for selling shoes similar to Chanel’s iconic beige-and-black slingbacks. Jonak, which is a family owned company that has been around since the 1960s, must also cease sales, remove…

















