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PLAINTIFFS
Gretchen
Scott LLC d/b/a
Gretchen Scott Designs
DEFENDANTS
Barbara Gerwit, Textile Center, Inc., and KB
Sales
Corp.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT i / i^ u_^ ;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW
YORK
GRETCHEN
SCOTT
LLC d/b /a
GRETCHEN
SCOTT
DESIGNS,
Plaintiff,
BARBARA GERWIT, TEXTILE CENTER,
INC.,
KB SALES CORP.,
Defendants .
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COMPLA INT
Plaintiff Gretchen Scott LLC d/b/a Gretchen Scott Designs ( Gretchen Scott Designs or
Plaintiff), by and through its attorneys, Reed SmithLLP,as and for its complaint against
defendants Barbara Gerwit, Textile Center, Inc., and KB Sales Corp. (collectively,
Defendants ), hereby alleges as follows:
NATURE OF
THE
ACT ION
1. Plaintiff brings this action for injunctive reliefand damages resulting from
Defendants' flagrant infringement of Plaintiffs registered copyrights in two distinctive fashion
designs.
2. Plaintiff is an internationally recognized fashion designer who is famous for its
original lines of women's resortwearclothing and accessories. These fashion designs are sold
throughout the world, both at Plaintiffs own brick-and-mortar and online stores, as well as at
exclusive boutiques. Plaintiffs ability to exclusively offer these designs to its customers is
crucial to Plain t i f fs success.
3. Defendants, in an attempt to illegally profit of f of two of Plaintiffs most
successful tunic designs, have manufactured fabric and garments bearing an almost exact copy of
two of
Plaintiff
s proprietary designs, and have marketed and sold those products to others in the
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fashion market and the public.
4. Defendants' blatant and willful infringement
of
Plaintiffs registered copyrights in
its proprietary fashion designs haveresulted in significant damage to Plaintiff, as alleged herein.
PART IE S
5. PlaintiffGretchen Scott LLC d/b/a Gretchen Scott Designs is a limited liability
corporation dulyorganized andexisting underthe lawsof the StateofNew
York,
withoffices
located at 216 Washington Street, Mt. Vernon,
New
York 10553.
6. Upon informationand belief, defendant Barbara Gerwit ( Ms. Gerwit ) is an
individual residing at 425 East 10th Court, Hialeah, Florida 33010.
7. Upon information and belief, defendant Textile Center, Inc. is a corporation
registered underthe laws of the stateof Florida, and havinga principal placeof business located
at 6073
Northwest
167th Street,
Suite C-6,
Miami,
Florida
33015.
8. Upon information and belief, defendant KB Sales Corp. is a corporation
registeredunder the laws of the state of Florida, and having a principal place ofbusiness located
at 7000 Island Boulevard, Apartment 903, Aventura, Florida 33160.
JUR ISD IC TION AND
VENUE
9. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
1331 and the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 101, et seq.
10. Defendants are subject to the personal jurisdiction of this court, and venue is
proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1391(b),because, upon information and belief, Defendants do
extensive business within this District, including the sale
of
the infringing fashion designs.
F A CTU A L B AC KGROUND
11. Gretchen Scott Designs is a leading fashion designer and international distributor
of
women's clothing and accessories employing unique and proprietary designs. Since its
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founding in 2001, Gretchen ScottDesigns has expanded to threededicated retail locations in
Jupiter, Florida, Southampton, New York, andNantucket, Massachusetts, as well as an
extremely successful onlineretail store. Its designs are also soldat more than 1,000 unaffiliated
stores throughout the world.
12. Like Plaintiff, Defendants sell their own line ofwomen s clothing under the trade
name, Barbara Gerwit, through their online store and in various unaffiliated retail stores
globally.
Defendants Willfully and latantly Infringes on Plaintiffs opyright
13. Two ofPlaintiffs most popular and best-selling designs are its Coral Perfection
and
Reef
Tunics (together, the Gretchen Scott Designs' Tunics ).
14. The fabric designs and decorations of the Coral Perfection and ReefTunics are
protected by the Copyright Act, 17U.S.C. 101.
15. OnAugust 13,2014, Plaintiff obtained a federal copyright registration for the
Coral Perfection Tunic design. A copy of the Certificate
of
Registration, bearing Registration
Number
VA
1-917-704 is
annexed
as
Exhibit
A.
16. OnAugust 13, 2014, Plaintiff obtained a federal copyright registration for the
ReefTunic design. A copy of the Certificate ofRegistration, bearing Registration Number VA
1-917-731 i s annexed as
Exhibit
B.
17. Upon information and belief, Defendants have been marketing and selling tunics
containing designs which are substantially similar to Gretchen Scott Designs' Tunics (the
Infringing Tunics ). Photographs showing the Gretchen Scott Designs' Tunics (left) next to the
Infringing Tunics (right) are annexed hereto as Exhibit C.
18. On or around September 25, 2014, Plaintiffsent a letter to defendant Barbara
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Gerwit demanding that she immediate
cease
and desist from any further sales ofthe Infringing
Tunics and immediately providean accounting of all purchases, inventory and salesof the
infringing goods. A copy of the letter, dated
September
25,
2014,
is annexed hereto as Exhibit
D.
19. To date, Ms. Gerwit has not responded to Plaintiffs cease and desist letter.
F IR ST CAU S E OF ACT ION
(Copyright Infringement
of
Gretchen Scott Designs Coral Perfection Tunic)
20. Plaintiffincorporates by reference all of the foregoing allegations.
21. The designof Gretchen ScottDesigns' Coral PerfectionTunic is the subjectof a
validCopyright Registration, obtainedprior to the filingof this Complaint. SeeExhibitA.
22. Defendants have, with willful disregard
of
Plaintiffs rights under the Copyright
Act, wrongfullyobtained, reproduced, and distributed Plaintiffs copyright-protectedCoral
Perfection Tunic fashion design.
23. Upon information and belief,Defendants havemadeand will continueto make
substantial profits and gains to which they are not entitled in law or equity.
24. As a result of Defendants' infringement of Plaintiff s exclusive rights under the
Copyright Act, Plaintiff is entitledto statutory damages pursuantto 17U.S.C. 504;and, as a
result of the clearly willful and intentional nature of Defendants' infringement, Plaintiff is also
entitled to the maximum statutory damages, including punitive damages, and recovery of its
attorneys' fees and costs.
25. Alternatively, as a result
of
Defendants' infringement of Plaintiff s exclusive
rights under the Copyright Act, Plaintiff is entitled to actual damages according to proof as well
as an accounting and recovery
of
Defendants' revenues and profits obtained by or through such
infringement.
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26. As a result of the Defendants' infringementof Plaintiffs exclusive rights under
theCopyright Act, Plaintiffis also entitled to injunctive reliefprohibiting Defendants
from
further
suchinfringement, andordering Defendants to destroy all reproductions of the infringing
products made anddistributed in violation of Plaintiffs exclusive rights.
S ECOND CAUSE OF ACT ION
(Copyright Infringement of Gretchen Scott Designs ReefTunic)
27. Plaintiff incorporatesby reference all of the foregoing allegations.
28. The design of Gretchen ScottDesigns' Reef Tunic is the subject of a valid
Copyright
Registration, obtained prior to the
filing
of thisComplaint. SeeExhibit B.
29. Defendants have, with willful disregard ofPlaintiffs rights under the Copyright
Act,
wrongfully obtained, reproduced, anddistributed Plaintiffs copyright-protected ReefTunic
fashion design.
30. Uponinformation and belief, Defendants havemadeandwill continue tomake
substantial profits and gains to which they are not entitled in law or equity.
31. As a result
of
Defendants' infringement
of
Plaintiffs exclusive rights under the
Copyright Act,Plaintiffis entitled to statutory damages pursuant to 17U.S.C. 504;and, as a
result of theclearly willful and intentional nature of Defendants' infringement, Plaintiffis also
entitled to the maximum statutory damages, including punitive damages, and recoveryof its
attorneys' fees and costs.
32. Alternatively, as a result ofDefendants' infringement of Plaintiffs exclusive
rights under theCopyright Act,Plaintiffis entitled to actual damages according to proofas well
as an accountingand recoveryof Defendants' revenues and profits obtained by or through such
infringement.
33. As a result of the Defendants' infringement of
Plaintiff
s exclusive rights under
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theCopyright Act, Plaintiffis alsoentitled to injunctive reliefprohibiting Defendants from
further
such infringement, and
ordering
Defendants to destroy all reproductions of the infringing
products
made
anddistributed in violation of Plaintiffs exclusive rights.
PRA YE R
FOR
REL IEF
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfullyrequests that judgment be entered in its favor and
against the Defendants as follows:
1. For an injunction, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 502 and 503, and 15U.S.C 1116,
providing:
A. Defendants, including any and all
of
its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents,
employees, successors-in-interest, or assigns, shallbe and hereby is enjoined
from infringingPlaintiffs copyrights in the Coral PerfectionTunic and Reef
Tunic designs, except pursuant to a lawful license or with the express authority of
Plaintiff.
B. Defendants shall also, within two weeks
of
the entry
of
this order, recall
and have destroyed each and every unit of their Infringing Tunics currently in the
marketplace.
2. For statutory damages, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 504(c), for each instance of
copyright infringement, taking into account the obvious willfulness of Defendants' infringement;
or, in the alternative, for actual damages and punitive damages in amounts to be determined at
trial but totaling not less than $1,000,000;
3. For Plaintiffs costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in this action; and
4. For such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
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Dated: New York, New
York
December 23 , 2014
REED SMITH LLP
>eter D. Raymond
Pamela L. Schoenberg
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Telephone: 212.521.5400
Facsimile: 212.521.5450
Counsel
for
Plaintiff
Gretchen Scot t LLC d b a Gretchen Scott
Designs
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Certificate ofRegistration
Thu.
Certificate
issued under
the
.seal of
the
Copyright
Office inaccordance with title 17, United States Code,
attests that registrationhas beenmade for the work
identified below.
The information on this
certificate
has
been
made a
part
ofthe Copyright Office records.
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right
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Title
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Title ofWork: Coral Perfection Tunic Fabric Design
Completion/Publication
Registration Number
V A 1 917 704
Effective date of
registration:
August 13,2014
Year of Completion: 2003
Date of 1st Publication: February 27, 2004
Nation of 1st Publication: UnitedStates
Au t ho r
B
Author:
Gretchen Scott LLC
Author Created:
2-D
artwork
Work made fo r hire: Yes
Citizen of: United
States
Copyright
claimant
Copyright Claimant: Gretchen Scott LLC
216
Washington Street,
Ml. Vernon,
NY,
10553, United States
Rights and
Permissions
Organization Name: Reed Smith, LLP
Name: PeterJ). Raymond
Email:
Address: 599 Le\snp.on Avenue
New York.
NTY
10022 United States
Telephone:
212-521
Certif ication
Name: Peter D. Raymond
Date: August 13,2014
Applicant's Tracking Number: 506721.60001
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G r e tc h en S c ot t Designs Tunics
The Coral Perfect ion Tunic
The Ree f Tunic
The I n fr i n gi n g T u n ic s
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ReedSmith
Peter
D. Raymond
Direct
Phone:
+1
212
549
0364
Email: [email protected]
September 25, 2014
Via Federal
Express
and
Electronic Mail ([email protected])
Barbara Gerwit
425 E
10th Ct
Hialeah,FL,
33010-5152
Dear Ms.
Gerwit :
Reed
Smith
l ip
599 Lexington Avenue
New
York, NY
10022-7650
Tei +1 212
52 1
5400
Fax +1
212
521 5450
reedsmith.com
We are attorneys for Gretchen Scott, LLC ( Gretchen Scott ) an international designer and distributor of
women's clothing and accessories employing unique and proprietary designs.
It has come to our client's attention that you are selling and/or distributing garments which infringe our
client's federally registered copyrights in its ReefTunic and Coral Perfection designs. Copies
of
your
infringing products and our client's copyrighted designs are set forth below:
Gretchen
Scott s
Reef
Tunic
(U.S. Copyright No. VA 1-917-731)
Your Infringing Product
NEW YORK LONDON HONG KONG
CHICAGO WASHINGTON.
D.C. BEIJING PARIS LOSANGELES SAN FRANCISCO PHILADELPHIA
SHANGHAI PITTSBURGH
HOUSTON
SINGAPORE MUNICH ABU DHABI PRINCETON . NORTHERN VIRGINIA WILMINGTON SILICON VALLEY DUBAI CENTURY CITY RICHMONO ATHENS^KAZAKHSTAN
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Barbara
Gerwit
ReeuSlTlith
September
25,2014
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3. The total quantity
of
such garments and/or fabric which your company sold at any time
up to and including the present, and the identity of each and every wholesaler or retail
store that purchased such garments from you.
4. The total revenues and gross profits relating to the manufacture and sale
of
such garments
including a breakdown of the cost to manufacturing such garments and the revenues
generated from the sale.
We further demand that you immediately contact any and all customers to whom you have sold the
infringing garments to advise them of this claim and instruct them to remove any and all such garments
from sale. As stated above, any further sales which occur after your receipt of this notice will be further
evidence
of
intentional infringement subjecting your company to heightened damages under the
Copyright Act.
Lastly, we demand that you notify the undersigned within five (5) days of your receipt of this letter
confirming that you have taken, or are in the process
of
taking, all of these actions, including the
immediate stoppage
of
any and all sales
of
the infringing garments.
If
we do not receive your response
in the timeframe indicated, our client will take all appropriate action to enforce its rights.
This letter is written without prejudice to, or waiver of, any and all claims, rights and/or remedies
of
Gretchen Scott LLC, in fact or law, all ofwhich are expressly reserved.
SJncerely,
Peter D. Raymond
cc: Gretchen Scott, LLC
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Certificate of Registration
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atteststhat registration hasbeen madefor thework
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information civthis certificate has
beenmadea part of theCopyrightOffice records
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Certificateof Registration
This Certificateissuedunder theseal of theCopyright
Office in
accordance
with title 17,
United States Code,
attests that registrationhasbeen made for the work
identified
below. The
information on this certificate has
been madea part ofthe Copyright Office records.
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