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MAC Wins Suit Against Chinese ‘Cybersquatters’

Judgement will shut down counterfeit sites.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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A US cosmetics company won a big victory over counterfeiters, but don’t expect MAC Cosmetics to collect its judgement any time soon. MAC and its parent company, the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc., won a $90 million judgment Tuesday against a ring of Chinese cybersquatters selling counterfeit MAC beauty products and cosmetics. The defendants did not respond to the suit and presiding Judge Ronnie Abrams issued a permanent injunction, which will shut down the infringing sites. Filed in the S...

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