Rimowa wins lawsuit against Korean copycat

Luggage manufacturer Rimowa has won a lawsuit against the owner of the Holly brand in South Korea.

A Seoul court has acknowledged that the grooved design is a defining characteristic of Rimowa products so deserves to be protected from imitation.

Saying the Holly suitcase has a similar grooved design and could be mistaken for a Rimowa product, the court slapped a ban on further distribution or sale of the Holly suitcase to protect consumers from confusion.

“We couldn’t be happier that the court acknowledged the brand character of our grooved design,” says Rimowa president/CEO Dieter Morszeck.

Rimowa’s first aluminum suitcase with the signature grooves was produced in Germany in 1950.