High Court in Singapore orders Instagram seller to pay Louis Vuitton S$200,000 in damages over counterfeit goods

The fakes were passed off as genuine and sold at a fraction of the price of the real items. - Photo: High Court Judgment

SINGAPORE: An Instagram seller who sold fake Louis Vuitton items as authentic and ghosted the High Court during court proceedings has been ordered to pay S$200,000 in damages to the French luxury fashion house for trademark infringements.

Ng Hoe Seng, operating under Instagram accounts “emcase_sg” and “emcrafts_sg”, sold counterfeit goods such as phone cases, passport covers, card holders and purses through the social media platform.