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Wed, December 17, 2008 Symantec: Symantec Awarded $12 Million Judgment in Counterfeit Software Case
CUPERTINO, CA--(Marketwire - December 17, 2008) - Symantec Corp. (
The verdict was handed down by the United State District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles in favor of Symantec against Carmelo Cerrelli of Interplus Online, a Canadian-based organization selling software in the United States and Canada.
"The size of the judgment against Interplus indicates how big their operation was throughout North America," said Marc Brandon, director, Symantec Global Brand Protection. "We were particularly encouraged by the Court's finding that the infringement was willful, so that Interplus' owner, Mr. Cerrelli, faces heightened personal exposure. Shutting down their ability to move counterfeit Symantec software is a tremendous step towards protecting unsuspecting end-users from the security threats posed by counterfeit software."
The case was filed in civil court and included claims from Symantec alleging that Interplus engaged in copyright and trademark infringement involving Symantec products such as Norton SystemWorks, Norton AntiVirus, Norton Ghost, and Symantec pcAnywhere.
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