Case No. 0812Trademark infringement, passing off · Co. Dublin
Dunnes Stores faces High Court trademark action from Longchamp over handbags
Jean Cassegrain SAS and Longchamp SAS, the French luxury handbag company founded in Paris in 1948, have brought a trademark infringement and passing off action in the Commercial Court in Dublin against Dunnes Stores over women's handbags they claim are confusingly similar to Longchamp's Le Pilage range. Cease and desist requests were previously made to Dunnes but no undertakings were forthcoming, and Dunnes has issued a notice seeking to have the EU trade marks cancelled. Judge Rory Mulcahy admitted the proceedings to the commercial list on 15 June 2026 and set the case to return in November, to be heard before the end of the legal term in July. The bags, including the Style 1623, recorded sales of €7.8 million in Ireland since 2007 and were last sold by Dunnes in August 2025.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court12 Jun
4 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Jean Cassegrain SAS and Longchamp SAS have sued Dunnes Stores Unlimited Company and Dunnes Stores Retailing Unlimited Company for trademark infringement and passing off over women's handbags claimed to be confusingly similar to Longchamp's Le Pilage range.
- Cease and desist requests were made to Dunnes but no undertakings were forthcoming.
- Dunnes issued a notice seeking to have the EU trade marks cancelled.
- Sales of the bag collection including the Style 1623 bag reached €7.8 million in Ireland since 2007.
- When
- The bags were last sold by Dunnes in August 2025.
- In court
- Judge Rory Mulcahy admitted the proceedings to the Commercial Court commercial list on 15 June 2026.
- The case is set to return in November and to be heard before the end of the legal term in July.
- Other details
- Longchamp was founded in 1948 by Jean Cassegrain in Paris and introduced the Le Pilage line of bags in 1994.
- The plaintiffs seek injunctions restraining the defendants from infringing registered trademarks and from passing off.
- Where
- The proceedings are in the Commercial Court in Dublin.
56 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe man repeated the words to a group of people described as possibly English, Welsh or Scottish, who were laughing. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA ripped blood-stained jacket belonging to Leanne Flynn, the care worker who was stabbed, was shown to the jury. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA blood-stained jacket belonging to one of the children was shown to the jury. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA photo of a black handled knife found near the scene was shown to the jury. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDublin Bus worker David Core was approached by a man asking for directions to the school on Parnell Square that afternoon. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man who approached David Core was described as wearing a black shirt with jet black hair and a black beard. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA 24cm carbon knife was located in a bag at the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA beige sleeveless coat, ripped and bloodstained, was photographed hanging on railings outside the school and identified as belonging to Leanne Flynn. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA black navy child's jacket with fur on the hood was obtained from the reception of the St George Hotel. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA black coat with a blood stain was seized from the ground floor toilet and identified as belonging to one of the children. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDublin City Council is asking the Commercial Court to lift a suspension on the awarding of its €51.2 million clamping contract to a new provider. (irishtimes.com)
- whatQ-Park Ireland Ltd and Dublin Street Parking Services Ltd challenged the awarding of the contract to Apcoa Parking Ireland Ltd. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe contract covers clamping, relocation, removal, fines, a payment centre and a vehicle pound. (irishtimes.com)
- whatQ-Park was one of four bidders and Apcoa had the lowest tender. (irishtimes.com)
- whatBouchaker is 52, a native of Algeria, of no fixed abode (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe is charged with attempting to murder three children, two girls and a boy (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe is charged with assault causing harm to two other children and a passerby (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe is charged with assault causing serious harm to Flynn (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe is charged with producing a 36cm kitchen knife (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe five-year-old girl suffered severe brain injuries and is now non-verbal and using a wheelchair (irishtimes.com)
- whatFlynn was treated for multiple injuries including a collapsed lung and had her spleen removed (irishtimes.com)
- whatFlynn has not returned to work since the incident (irishtimes.com)
- whatBouchaker had a head operation in 2021 and now has an acquired brain injury (irishtimes.com)
- whatJudge Tony Hunt found Bouchaker fit to plead and special mental health defences are not available (irishtimes.com)
- whatFlynn and another childcare worker were taking 13 young children from their school to a creche (irishtimes.com)
- whatFaughnan assessed a boy with a small laceration on his neck and a girl with lacerations to the top part of her head (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe trial continues before the judge and a jury of nine men and three women (irishtimes.com)
- whatBenicio is from Brazil and was working as a Deliveroo driver at the time (irishtimes.com)
- whatHernon's husband phoned 112 after seeing the incident (irishtimes.com)
- whatSales of the bag collection including the Style 1623 bag reached €7.8 million in Ireland since 2007 (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe attack took place at Parnell Square East in Dublin City on 23 November 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred on Parnell Square East, Dublin (irishtimes.com)
- whenFlynn arrived at the school about 1.33pm on the day of the incident (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe bags were last sold by Dunnes in August 2025 (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe case is set to return in November (irishtimes.com)
- causeBouchaker told gardaí he was angry about being refused a social welfare payment that day (irishtimes.com)
- causeBouchaker told gardaí he was sick and not in his right mind and had no intention to kill anyone (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of two girls and one boy. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeHe has pleaded not guilty to assault causing serious harm to a care worker. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeHe has pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault causing harm to two other young children and a passerby. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeHe has pleaded not guilty to one count of producing a knife. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeQ-Park claims there were unlawful and manifestly erroneous evaluations of tenders regarding operations management, financial management and the implementation plan. (irishtimes.com)
- courtRiad Bouchaker, 52, of no fixed abode, is on trial before the Central Criminal Court. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtEileen Barrington, barrister for the council, applied to have the application admitted to the fast track commercial list. (irishtimes.com)
- courtCatherine Donnelly, barrister for Q-Park, did not oppose entry to the commercial list but disputed the timetable. (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Rory Mulcahy admitted the case to the Commercial Court and said it should be heard before the end of the legal term in July. (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Mulcahy joined Apcoa as a notice party to the proceedings. (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Rory Mulcahy admitted the proceedings to the commercial list (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe council denies Q-Park's claims. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe new contract would save between €500,000 and €1 million a year. (irishtimes.com)
- otherApcoa has a contract on a property to be used as a vehicle pound which must be signed by September 30th. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe plaintiffs are Jean Cassegrain SAS and Longchamp SAS (irishtimes.com)
- otherLongchamp was founded in 1948 by Jean Cassegrain in Paris (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe Le Pilage line of bags was introduced in 1994 (irishtimes.com)
- otherCease and desist requests were made to Dunnes but no undertakings were forthcoming (irishtimes.com)
- otherDunnes issued a notice seeking to have the EU trade marks cancelled (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 15 Jun2026Dunnes facing High Court action over sale of ‘confusingly similar’ designer handbag
First report of the Longchamp v Dunnes Stores trademark infringement proceedings; Judge Mulcahy admitted the case to the commercial list and set it to return in November.
- 15 Jun2026Riad Bouchaker seemed ‘hell-bent’ on attacking children, stabbed creche worker tells jury
Trial evidence from childcare worker Leanne Flynn, Deliveroo driver Caio Benicio, clinical nurse manager Cathal Faughnan, and Erica Hernon describing the knife attack on 13 children being taken from school to a creche. The five-year-old girl is now non-verbal and in a wheelchair; Flynn had her spleen removed. Bouchaker told gardaí he was angry about being refused a social welfare payment. Judge Tony Hunt found him fit to plead with no special mental health defences available.
accused, Riad Bouchaker, 52, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Riad Bouchakervictim, Leanne Flynn, female, irish (judged from name)Leanne Flynnvictim, 5, female - 15 Jun2026Council asks court to lift suspension on awarding of Dublin clamping service to new operator
First report of the Commercial Court proceedings; council seeks to lift standstill suspension on clamping contract award challenged by Q-Park and Dublin Street Parking Services.
- 12 Jun2026Riad Bouchaker trial: Witness heard man say 's**t f***ing Irish' on day
Third day of trial; witness Patricia Byrne described hearing a man in dark clothing say 'sh*t Irish, sh*t f*cking Irish' on Mary Street; Dublin Bus worker David Core described a man asking for directions to the school; jury shown blood-stained jackets, a 24cm carbon knife in a bag, and CCTV footage; trial continues.
accused, Riad Bouchaker, 52, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Riad Bouchakervictim, Leanne Flynn, female, irish (judged from name)Leanne Flynn