Shein is now copying Temu’s copyright lawsuit
by Elizabeth Lopatto from The Verge - All Posts on (#6Q46S)
How many of those $5 skirts do these retailers have to sell to pay their lawyers? | Image: The Verge The Shein complaint about Temu kicks off with a bang, accusing Temu of being an unlawful enterprise built on counterfeiting, theft of trade secrets, infringement of intellectual property rights, and fraud" in just the first sentence. But I guess you have to go big when the lawsuit against you accuses you of using Mafia-style" intimidation tactics.
It gets worse, Shein alleges. Temu isn't a marketplace at all. It controls every aspect of its seller's activity," the complaint says. It directs what products they can list and the prices for which they can sell; encourages them to infringe the intellectual property rights of others; and even prevents them from removing their products from Temu's website after they have admitted to...