Louis Vuitton repairman loses appeal..."You have to mark the fact that it's fixed."

A court ruled that if a repairman makes a new product using a luxury bag and does not mark the fact that it has been repaired, it is a trademark infringement.

The Patent Court's special department rejected the appeal of the repairman A and ruled that Louis Vuitton should pay KRW 15 million, just like the original court.

Jin Sung-chul, the head of the Patent Court, said that the defendant violated the plaintiff's trademark rights, unlike ordinary consumers, because he is a person who operates repairs.

It added that even though the defendant was able to create a completely new product and prevent source misuse, it cannot be seen as a legitimate act because it does not indicate the fact of regeneration or recycling.

Mr. A came out of court and said that he planned to appeal to the Supreme Court, saying that the ruling was not common sense.

Earlier, Louis Vuitton filed a lawsuit accusing A of violating trademark rights over making new bags and wallets with Louis Vuitton bags provided by customers from 2017 to 2021 and receiving up to 700,000 won.