Chanel opposes allowing The RealReal to amend US antitrust claims
( May 15, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Chanel told a US federal judge that The RealReal’s amended counterclaims do not cure the deficiencies identified by the court in dismissing its prior counterclaims. TRR’s antitrust counterclaims were dismissed in Chanel’s trademark suit, and it now seeks to leave to amend. Chanel said that while TRR contends it has discovered two new facets of Chanel’s purported exclusionary conduct — agreements with some landlords to deny TRR certain retail space and a “pattern of sham litigation against resellers like TRR” to stifle competition — neither states a claim.See attached file. ...
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