Tiffany wins injunction in counterfeit lawsuit

NEW YORK, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Tiffany & Co. (TIF.N) said on Monday it obtained an injunction from a federal court against Starglam Inc., which the high-end jewelry retailer said had been selling fake Tiffany-branded items.

Tiffany said that according to the judgment issued by a federal court in New York, Starglam Inc., and its principal, John Shamir, should not engage in any further counterfeiting of Tiffany-branded items or infringing on its trademark.

Starglam and Shamir were also required to pay Tiffany $956,793.15, the company said.

Starglam had been distributing counterfeit Tiffany items in Asia and New York and also on Internet sites like eBay Inc. (EBAY.O), Tiffany said.

The New York-based jeweler has already filed a lawsuit against the e-commerce site for selling fake Tiffany jewelry.

(Reporting by Aarthi Sivaraman)

(Editing by Brian Moss; aarthi.sivaraman@reuters.com; +1 646 223 6191)) Keywords: TIFFANY LAWSUIT/

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