January 2025 Canada Goose Infringement Lawsuit

Canada Goose is once again suing online sellers for trademark infringement! Are you one of the Defendants? Well, first off, you need to respond! Those online sellers who don’t respond will risk having to contend with a Default Judgment. When that happens, e-commerce operators will likely have to pay a costly sum. Not only that, it’s extremely difficult to overturn a judgment like that. So better to respond and address the lawsuit from the get go. Maybe you don’t agree with the allegations. Even in the face of that, a response is a sensible move and so is hiring an intellectual property attorney! 

Are all of the Defendants guilty of what Canada Goose alleges they did in terms of sales? Not necessarily across the board. Though the Plaintiff claims the Defendants acted as a network to offer counterfeit goods to consumers, you may or may not be guilty of as much. Every seller’s business details are individual. That’s why sellers ought to truly consider hiring an IP lawyer. You’ll want to give yourself the greatest opportunity to clear yourself of the allegations, if possible. And if that isn’t an option, the settlement and/or resolution you reach should be fair and reasonable. At Stockman & Poropat, PLLC, we do all we can to get you what you deserve!  

Let’s isolate the main issue Canada Goose has with the named online sellers. Canada Goose believes that the Defendants organized their efforts so as to sell unauthorized products. According to the Plaintiff, the methods of this network of counterfeiters were developed through certain channels of communication. To hedge their businesses against penalty, Canada Goose says sellers rely on off-shore accounts. Now, to reiterate, these allegations might apply to any given seller. And they might not. By collaborating with a legal team, you can protect your e-commerce operation so that you can continue your business without taking a major hit. 

Allegations of Counterfeit | Canada Goose Trademark Infringement Action

To fully grasp the details of the Canada Goose trademark infringement action, read through the legal complaint. Below, we’ll share excerpts from that legal complaint to give you a snippet of the infringement claims: 

Canada Goose has identified many fully interactive, e-commerce stores offering counterfeit Canada Goose Products on online marketplace platforms such as Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, Alibaba, Wish.com, Walmart, Etsy, DHgate, Temu, and TikTok, including the e-commerce stores operating under the Seller Aliases. The Seller Aliases target consumers in this Judicial District and throughout the United States. 

Defendants facilitate sales by designing e-commerce stores operating under the Seller Aliases so that they appear to unknowing consumers to be authorized online retailers, outlet stores, or wholesalers. 

[Sellers] also deceive unknowing consumers by using the CANADA GOOSE Trademarks without authorization within the content, text, and/or meta tags of their e- commerce stores to attract various search engines crawling the Internet looking for websites relevant to consumer searches for Canada Goose Products. Other e-commerce stores operating under the Seller Aliases omit using CANADA GOOSE Trademarks in the item title to evade enforcement efforts while using strategic item titles and descriptions that will trigger their listings when consumers are searching for Canada Goose Products. 

A Temporary Restraining Order is En Route!

Guess what. The Canada Goose trademark infringement lawsuit means a temporary restraining order is on the way! The TRO will affect the entire group of the Defendants listed on the lawsuit’s Schedule A. As a federal lawsuit, Canada Goose is seeking to halt any additional sales of counterfeit products. That’s because the brand alleges the sale of these unauthorized goods has hurt their business. To what extent? To enough of a degree that they’ve taken this particular action. So, indeed, the lawsuit is very serious and must be addressed in a timely fashion. 

As the TRO takes effect, e-commerce operators will lose access to their seller accounts. The money in those online accounts will be frozen, too. Defendants won’t be able to withdraw that money either. For some of the Defendants, the Canada Goose restraining order could put their business in a precarious spot. But however the lawsuit impacts your e-commerce operation, you deserve to move forward with a rightful amount of those funds. You earned them! Stockman & Poropat, PLLC has gotten sellers all over the world outcomes that don’t fall short. We want to do the same for you! 

An intellectual property attorney may be viewed as an option, rather than an asset or requirement when dealing with the Canada Goose lawsuit. Here’s why it’s more of a benefit than anything else. A seller who attempts to reach a direct settlement with the Plaintiff will probably lose money. Reports have shown that direct settlements in Schedule A lawsuits like this result in Defendants receiving 60% of the frozen money in their accounts. That’s just about half of the money you earned selling those products. Does that sound fair? Not to our team at Stockman & Poropat, PLLC! We want to get you the absolute best resolution so that you can continue to earn and grow and be successful. 

Contact our team at Stockman & Poropat, PLLC today for a free initial consultation!

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