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Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 1 of 16 CARTIER INTERNATIONAL A.G., vs. Plaintiff, METZLI GARCIA a/k/a Gaby Garcia, an individual, d/b/a monasoutfitters.com d/b/a Monas outfitters d/b/a Monas outfitters Fashion Jewelry Store d/b/a moutstore d/b/a Gaby, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. Defendant. / COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF Plaintiff, Cartier International A.G. ( Plaintiff or Cartier ), hereby sues Defendant, Metzli Garcia a/k/a Gaby Garcia, an individual, d/b/a monasoutfitters.com d/b/a Monas outfitters d/b/a Monas outfitters Fashion Jewelry Store d/b/a moutstore d/b/a Gaby (the Defendant ). Defendant is promoting, selling, offering for sale and distributing goods using counterfeits and confusingly similar imitations of Plaintiff s trademarks within this district via the website operating under the domain name monasoutfitters.com, (the Subject Domain Name ) as well as via the social media platforms facebook.com under the user name Monas outfitters, pinterest.com under the name Monas outfitters Fashion Jewelry Store, instagram.com under the name moutstore, and poshmark.com under the user name Gaby (collectively, the Social Media Accounts ). In support of its claims, Plaintiff alleges as follows: JURISDICTION AND VENUE 1. This is an action for federal trademark counterfeiting and infringement, false designation of origin, common law unfair competition, and common law trademark infringement 1

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 2 of 16 pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1114, 1116, 1125(a), and The All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. 1651(a). Accordingly, this Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1121 and 28 U.S.C. 1331 and 1338. This Court has supplemental jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1367 over Plaintiff s state law claims because those claims are so related to the federal claims that they form part of the same case or controversy. 2. Defendant is subject to personal jurisdiction in this district, because she directs business activities toward and conducts business with consumers within the State of Florida and this district through at least the Subject Domain Name and the Social Media Accounts. 3. Venue is proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1391 since Defendant is causing harm within this district. Defendant has also advertised, offered for sale and sold infringing products to consumers in Florida. THE PLAINTIFF 4. Cartier International A.G. ( Cartier ) is a public limited company organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland, having its principal place of business at Hinterbergstrasse 22, Postfach 61, 6312 Steinhausen, Switzerland. Cartier products are marketed and sold at Cartier boutiques throughout the world, including within this district. Cartier is, in part, engaged in the business of manufacturing and distributing throughout the world, including within this district, a variety of high quality luxury goods under multiple world famous common law and federally registered trademarks, as discussed in Paragraph 14 below and identified in Schedule A hereto. Cartier offers for sale and sells its trademarked goods within the State of Florida, including this district. Defendant, through the sale and offer to sell counterfeit and infringing Cartier branded products, is directly, and unfairly, competing with Cartier s economic interests in the State of Florida and causing Cartier harm within this jurisdiction. 2

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 3 of 16 5. Like many other famous trademark owners in the luxury goods market, Cartier suffers ongoing daily and sustained violations of its trademark rights at the hands of counterfeiters and infringers, such as Defendant herein, who wrongfully reproduce and counterfeit Cartier s trademarks for the twin purposes of (i) duping and confusing the consuming public and (ii) earning substantial profits. 6. In order to combat the indivisible harm caused by the combined actions of Defendant and others engaging in similar conduct, each year Cartier expends significant monetary resources in connection with trademark enforcement efforts, including legal fees, investigative fees, and support mechanisms for law enforcement, such as field training guides and seminars. The recent explosion of counterfeiting over the Internet has created an environment that requires Cartier to file a large number of lawsuits, often it later turns out, against the same individuals and groups, in order to protect both consumers and itself from the ill effects of confusion and the erosion of the goodwill connected to the Cartier brand. THE DEFENDANT 7. The Defendant, Metzli Garcia, who, upon information and belief, resides at 1950 Wyoming Avenue, Apt. 1, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001, and uses this address as her principal business addresses. Defendant appears to conduct pervasive business throughout the United States, including within this district. Defendant, upon information and belief, uses Monas Outfitters as an alias in connection with the operation of her illegal business. 8. Defendant is the past and present controlling forces behind the sale of counterfeit and infringing Cartier branded products as described herein. 9. Upon information and belief, Defendant directly engages in unfair competition with Cartier and engages in the advertisement, offering for sale and sale of goods bearing and/or using 3

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 4 of 16 counterfeits and infringements of one or more of Cartier s trademarks to consumers within the United States and this district through at least the Subject Domain Name and the Social Media Accounts. Defendant has purposefully directed some portion of her illegal activities towards consumers in the State of Florida through the advertisement, offer to sell, sale, and shipment of counterfeit Cartier-branded goods into the State. 10. Defendant has registered, established or purchased, and maintained the Subject Domain Name and Social Media Accounts. Upon information and belief, Defendant has registered and maintained the Subject Domain Name and the Social Media Accounts for the sole purpose of engaging in illegal counterfeiting activities. 11. Upon information and belief, Defendant will continue to engage in the offering for sale and sale of goods using counterfeit and confusingly similar imitations of Cartier s trademarks unless permanently enjoined. 12. Defendant s entire business amounts to nothing more than an illegal operation established and operated in order to infringe the intellectual property rights of Cartier. 13. Defendant s business names, i.e., the Subject Domain Name and the Social Media Accounts, and any other alias domain names and seller identification names used in connection with the sale of counterfeit and infringing goods bearing or under Cartier s trademarks are essential components of Defendant s illegal activities and are one of the means by which Defendant furthers her counterfeiting and infringement scheme and causes harm to Cartier. COMMON FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS Plaintiff s Business and Trademark Rights 14. Cartier is the owner of all rights, including common law rights, in and to the trademarks identified on Schedule A hereto (collectively, the Cartier Marks ), which are valid 4

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 5 of 16 and registered on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The Cartier Marks are used in connection with the manufacture and distribution of high quality goods in the categories also identified on Schedule A. True and correct copies of the Certificates of Registration for the Cartier Marks are attached hereto as Composite Exhibit 1. 15. The Cartier Marks have been used in interstate commerce to identify and distinguish Cartier's high quality goods for an extended period of time. 16. The Cartier Marks have never been assigned or licensed to the Defendant in this matter. 17. The Cartier Marks are symbols of Cartier s quality, reputation and goodwill and have never been abandoned. 18. Further, Cartier has expended substantial time, money and other resources developing, advertising and otherwise promoting the Cartier Marks. The Cartier Marks qualify as famous marks as that term is used in 15 U.S.C. 1125(c)(1). 19. Cartier has extensively used, advertised and promoted the Cartier Marks in the United States in association with the sale of high quality luxury goods and has carefully and policed the use of the Cartier Marks. 20. As a result of Cartier s efforts, members of the consuming public readily identify merchandise bearing or sold under the Cartier Marks, as being high quality luxury goods sponsored and approved by Cartier. 21. Accordingly, the Cartier Marks have achieved secondary meaning as identifiers of high quality luxury goods. 22. Genuine goods bearing and/or using the Cartier Marks are widely legitimately advertised and promoted by Cartier and related companies, and authorized distributors via the 5

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 6 of 16 Internet. Visibility on the Internet, particularly via Internet search engines such as Google, Yahoo! and Bing has become increasingly important to Cartier s overall marketing and consumer education efforts. Thus, Cartier expends significant monetary resources on Internet marketing and consumer education, including search engine optimization ( SEO ) strategies. Those strategies allow Cartier and its authorized retailers to fairly and legitimately educate consumers about the value associated with the Cartier brand and the goods sold thereunder. Defendant s Infringing Activities 23. Upon information and belief, Defendant is promoting and advertising, distributing, selling, and/or offering for sale goods in interstate commerce using counterfeit and infringing trademarks which are exact copies of the Cartier Marks, including, without limitation, jewelry, including bracelets and rings (the Counterfeit Goods ) through at least the Subject Domain Name and the Social Media Accounts. True and correct copies of the web pages reflecting samples of the Internet website operating under the Subject Domain Name and the Social Media Accounts displaying the Cartier branded items offered for sale are attached hereto as Composite Exhibit 2. Specifically, upon information and belief, Defendant is using identical copies of the Cartier Marks for different quality goods. Cartier had used the Cartier Marks extensively and continuously before Defendant began offering counterfeit and confusingly similar imitations of Cartier s merchandise. 24. Upon information and belief, Defendant s Counterfeit Goods are of a quality substantially and materially different than that of Cartier s genuine goods. Defendant, upon information and belief, is actively using, promoting and otherwise advertising, distributing, selling and/or offering for sale substantial quantities of her Counterfeit Goods with the knowledge and intent that such goods will be mistaken for the genuine high quality goods offered for sale by Cartier despite Defendant s knowledge that she is without authority to use the Cartier Marks. 6

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 7 of 16 Defendant s actions cause confusion of consumers who will believe Defendant s Counterfeit Goods are genuine goods originating from, associated with, and approved by Cartier. 25. Defendant advertises her Counterfeit Goods for sale to the consuming public via the Subject Domain Name and the Social Media Accounts. In so advertising these goods, Defendant uses the Cartier Marks without Cartier s permission. Upon information and belief, the misappropriation of Cartier s advertising ideas in the form of the Cartier Marks is the proximate cause of damage to Cartier. 26. Upon information and belief, Defendant is targeting her counterfeiting and infringing activities toward consumers and causing harm within this district and elsewhere throughout the United States. As a result, Defendant is defrauding Cartier and the consuming public for Defendant s own benefit. 27. Upon information and belief, at all times relevant hereto, Defendant in this action had full knowledge of Cartier s ownership of the Cartier Marks, including its exclusive right to use and license such intellectual property and the goodwill associated therewith. 28. On March 5, 2018, Cartier served Defendant with a Cease and Desist Letter (the Letter ), specifically requesting that she immediately cease and desist from further infringement or dilution of the Cartier Marks. 29. Upon information and belief, Defendant accepted receipt of the Letter and for a time removed the Cartier branded products from the Subject Domain Name. 30. Upon information and belief, since at least March 29, 2018, Defendant has resumed her illegal counterfeiting and infringing activities via at least the Subject Domain Name. 7

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 8 of 16 31. Defendant s use of the Cartier Marks, including the promotion and advertisement, reproduction, distribution, sale and offering for sale of their Counterfeit Goods, is without Cartier s consent or authorization. 32. Further, Defendant is engaging in the above-described illegal counterfeiting and infringing activities knowingly and intentionally or with reckless disregard or willful blindness to Cartier s rights for the purpose of trading on Cartier s goodwill and reputation. If Defendant s intentional counterfeiting and infringing activities are not permanently enjoined by this Court, Cartier and the consuming public will continue to be harmed. 33. Defendant s above identified infringing activities are likely to cause confusion, deception, and mistake in the minds of consumers, the public, and the trade before, during, and after the time of purchase. Moreover, Defendant s wrongful conduct is likely to create a false impression and deceive customers, the public, and the trade into believing there is a connection or association between Cartier s genuine goods and Defendant s Counterfeit Goods, which there is not. 34. Upon information and belief, Defendant s payment and financial accounts are being used by Defendant to accept, receive, and deposit profits from Defendant s trademark counterfeiting and infringing and unfairly competitive activities connected to its Subject Domain Name and the Social Media Accounts and any other alias domain names or seller identification names being used and/or controlled by Defendant. 35. Cartier has no adequate remedy at law. 36. Cartier is suffering substantial damages, and Defendant is earning substantial profits, as a result of Defendant s unauthorized and wrongful use of the Cartier Marks. If 8

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 9 of 16 Defendant s counterfeiting and infringing, and unfairly competitive activities are permanently enjoined by this Court, Cartier and the consuming public will continue to be harmed. 37. The harm and damages sustained by Cartier have been directly and proximately caused by Defendant s wrongful reproduction, use, advertisement, promotion, offers to sell, and sale of the Counterfeit Goods. COUNT I - TRADEMARK COUNTERFEITING AND INFRINGEMENT 38. Cartier hereby adopts and re-alleges the allegations set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 37 above. 39. This is an action for trademark counterfeiting and infringement against Defendant based on her use of counterfeit and confusingly similar imitations of the Cartier Marks in commerce in connection with the promotion, advertisement, distribution, sale and offering for sale of the Counterfeit Goods. 40. Defendant is promoting and otherwise advertising, selling, offering for sale and distributing, at least, jewelry, including bracelets and rings using counterfeits and infringements of one or more of the Cartier Marks. Defendant is continuously infringing and inducing others to infringe the Cartier Marks by using them to advertise, promote, and sell, at least, jewelry, including bracelets and rings. 41. Defendant s counterfeiting and infringing activities are likely to cause and actually are causing confusion, mistake and deception among members of the general consuming public as to the origin and quality of Defendant s Counterfeit Goods. 42. Defendant s unlawful actions have caused and are continuing to cause unquantifiable damages to Cartier and are unjustly enriching Defendant at Cartier s expense. 9

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 10 of 16 43. Defendant s above-described illegal actions constitute counterfeiting and infringement of the Cartier Marks in violation of Cartier s rights under 32 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1114. 44. Cartier has suffered and will continue to suffer irreparable injury due to Defendant s above described activities if Defendant is not permanently enjoined. COUNT II - FALSE DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN PURSUANT TO 43(a) OF THE LANHAM ACT 45. Cartier hereby adopts and re-alleges the allegations set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 37 above. 46. Defendant s Counterfeit Goods offered for sale and sold using copies of the Cartier Marks have been widely advertised and distributed throughout the United States. 47. Defendant s Counterfeit Goods offered for sale and sold using copies of the Cartier Marks are virtually identical in appearance to Cartier s genuine goods. However, Defendant s Counterfeit Goods are different and inferior in quality. Accordingly, Defendant s activities are likely to cause confusion in the trade and among the general public as to at least the origin or sponsorship of her Counterfeit Goods. 48. Defendant, upon information and belief, has used in connection with the sale of the Counterfeit Goods, false designations of origin and false descriptions and representations, including words or other symbols and trade dress which tend to falsely describe or represent such goods and have caused such goods to enter into commerce with full knowledge of the falsity of such designations of origin and such descriptions and representations, all to the detriment of Cartier. 49. Defendant has made infringing uses of the Cartier Marks, in Defendant s advertisement and promotion of her counterfeit and infringing Cartier-branded products. 10

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 11 of 16 Defendant has misrepresented to members of the consuming public that the Counterfeit Goods being advertised and sold by them are genuine, non-infringing goods. 50. Defendant s above-described actions are in violation of Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1125(a). 51. Cartier has sustained injury and damage caused by Defendant s conduct, and absent an entry of an injunction by this Court, Cartier will continue to suffer irreparable injury to its goodwill and business reputation as well as monetary damages. COUNT III - COMMON LAW UNFAIR COMPETITION 52. Cartier hereby adopts and re-alleges the allegations set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 37 above. 53. This is an action against Defendant based on her promotion, advertisement, distribution, sale and/or offering for sale of goods using marks which are virtually identical, both visually and phonetically, to the Cartier Marks in violation of Florida s common law of unfair competition. 54. Specifically, Defendant is promoting and otherwise advertising, selling, offering for sale and distributing goods using counterfeits and infringements of the Cartier Marks. 55. Defendant s infringing activities are likely to cause and actually are causing confusion, mistake and deception among members of the trade and the general consuming public as to the origin and quality of Defendant s products by their use of the Cartier Marks. 56. Cartier has no adequate remedy at law and is suffering irreparable injury as a result of Defendant s actions. 11

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 12 of 16 COUNT IV - COMMON LAW TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT 57. Cartier hereby adopts and re-alleges the allegations set forth in Paragraphs 1 through 37 above. 58. This is an action for common law trademark infringement against Defendant based on her promotion, advertisement, offering for sale, and sale of Counterfeit Goods bearing and/or using the Cartier Marks. Cartier is the owner of all common law rights in and to the Cartier Marks. 59. Specifically, Defendant, upon information and belief, is promoting, and otherwise advertising, distributing, offering for sale, and selling goods bearing and/or using infringements of the Cartier Marks. 60. Defendant s infringing activities are likely to cause and actually are causing confusion, mistake, and deception among members of the trade and the general consuming public as to the origin and quality of Defendant s Counterfeit Goods bearing and/or using the Cartier Marks. 61. Cartier has no adequate remedy at law and is suffering damages and irreparable injury as a result of Defendant s actions. Moreover, Defendant is receiving and retaining profits from her illegal activities. PRAYER FOR RELIEF 62. WHEREFORE, Cartier demands judgment on all Counts of this Complaint and an award of equitable relief and monetary relief, against Defendant as follows: a. Entry of a permanent injunction pursuant to Federal Rule Civil Procedure 65 enjoining Defendant, her agents, representatives, servants, employees, and all those acting in concert or participation therewith, from manufacturing or causing to be manufactured, importing, advertising or promoting, distributing, selling or offering to sell their Counterfeit Goods; from 12

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 13 of 16 infringing, counterfeiting, or diluting the Cartier Marks; from using the Cartier Marks, or any mark or trade dress similar thereto, in connection with the sale of any unauthorized goods; from using any logo, trade name or trademark or trade dress which may be calculated to falsely advertise the services or products of Defendant as being sponsored by, authorized by, endorsed by, or in any way associated with Cartier; from falsely representing herself as being connected with Cartier, through sponsorship or association, or engaging in any act which is likely to falsely cause members of the trade and/or of the purchasing public to believe any goods or services of Defendant are in any way endorsed by, approved by, and/or associated with Cartier; from using any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of the Cartier Marks in connection with the publicity, promotion, sale, or advertising of any goods sold by Defendant, including, without limitation, jewelry, including bracelets and rings; from affixing, applying, annexing or using in connection with the sale of any goods, a false description or representation, including words or other symbols tending to falsely describe or represent Defendant s goods as being those of Cartier, or in any way endorsed by Cartier and from offering such goods in commerce; from engaging in search engine optimization strategies using colorable imitations of Cartier s name or trademarks; and from otherwise unfairly competing with Cartier. b. Entry of a permanent injunction enjoining Defendant from creating, maintaining, operating, joining, and participating in her World Wide Web based illegal marketplace for the sale and distribution of non-genuine goods bearing and/or using counterfeits of the Cartier Marks. c. Entry of an Order requiring Defendant to account to and pay Cartier for all profits resulting from Defendant s trademark counterfeiting and infringing activities and that the award to Cartier be trebled, as provided for under 15 U.S.C. 1117, or, at Cartier s election with respect to Count I, that Cartier be awarded statutory damages from the Defendant in the amount of two 13

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 14 of 16 million dollars ($2,000,000.00) per each counterfeit trademark used and product sold, as provided by 15 U.S.C. 1117(c)(2) of the Lanham Act. d. Entry of an Order that, upon Cartier s request, any financial institutions, payment processors, banks, escrow services, money transmitters, or marketplace platforms, including, but not limited to, PayPal, Inc., and their related companies and affiliates, identify and restrain all funds, up to and including the total amount of judgment, in all financial accounts and/or subaccounts used in connection with the Subject Domain Name, the Social Media Accounts, or other domain names and/or alias seller identification or ecommerce store names used by Defendant presently or in the future, as well as any other related accounts of the same customer(s) and any other accounts which transfer funds into the same financial institution account(s), to be surrendered to Cartier in partial satisfaction of the monetary judgment entered herein. e. Entry of an award pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1117 (a) and (b) of Cartier s costs and reasonable attorneys fees and investigative fees associated with bringing this action. f. Entry of an award of pre-judgment interest on the judgment amount. g. Entry of an Order for any further relief as the Court may deem just and proper. DATED: May 8, 2018. Respectfully submitted, STEPHEN M. GAFFIGAN, P.A. By: s/stephen M. Gaffigan Stephen M. Gaffigan (Fla. Bar No. 025844) Virgilio Gigante (Fla. Bar No. 082635) T. Raquel Wiborg-Rodriguez (Fla. Bar. No. 103372) 401 East Las Olas Blvd., #130-453 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Telephone: (954) 767-4819 Facsimile: (954) 767-4821 E-mail: Stephen@smgpa.net E-mail: Leo@smgpa.net E-mail: Raquel@smgpa.net Attorneys for Plaintiff Cartier International A.G. 14

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 15 of 16 SCHEDULE A CARTIER S FEDERALLY REGISTERED TRADEMARKS Registered Trademark Registration Number CARTIER 0,411,239 0,411,240 LOVE BRACELET 1,005,286 1,372,423 3,162,410 Registration Date January 09, 1945 January 9, 1945 February 25, 1975 November 26, 1985 October 24, 2006 Class(es)/Goods IC 008, 014 - Precious-Metal Ware- Namely, The Following Articles Made, In Whole Or In Part, Of Precious Metals Or Plated With The Same; Jewel Boxes, Fobs, Bracelets, Watch Bracelets And Buckles Therefore, Not Including Watches, Cuff Links, Brooches, Earrings, Eyeglass Cases, Cigarette Lighters, Ash Trays, Envelope Openers, Wallets, Money Clips, Perfume Bottles, Desk Sets, Handbags, Key Chains, Finger Rings. IC 014 - Articles of Jewelry for Personal Wear and for Precious-Metal Ware- Namely, the Following Articles Made, in Whole or in Part, of Precious Metals or Plated with the Same-- viz, Jewel Boxes, Fobs, Bracelets, Watch Bracelets and Buckles Therefor, Not Including Watches, Cuff Links, Brooches, Earrings, Eyeglass Cases, Cigarette Lighters, Ash Trays, Envelope Openers, Wallets, Money Clips, Perfume Bottles, Desk Sets, Handbags, Key Chains, Finger Rings IC 014 - Jewelry-Namely, Bracelets IC 014 - Bracelets IC 014 - Jewelry, Namely, Bracelets, Watches, Rings, Charms, Earrings 3,776,794 April 20, 2010 IC 014 - Jewelry, Namely, Rings, Bracelets, Charms, Earrings, Made Of Precious Metals 15

Case 0:18-cv-61035-BB Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/08/2018 Page 16 of 16 4,281,248 JUSTE UN CLOU 4,290,694 January 29, 2013 February 19, 2013 IC 014 - Jewelry; Precious Stones; Precious Metals And Their Alloys; Pearls; Cuff Links; Tie Clips; Rings; Earrings; Necklaces; Brooches; Charms; Key Rings Of Precious Metal; Works Of Art Of Precious Metal; Jewelry Cases; Boxes Of Precious Metal; Horological And Chronometric Instruments; Watches; Chronometers; Clocks; Small Clocks; Watch Cases, Bands, Chains, Springs Or Glasses; Statues Or Figurines Of Precious Metal; Cases Or Presentation Cases For Timepieces; Medals; Jewelry For Computers; Jewelry Items For Bags IC 035 - Electronic Catalog Services And Web-Based Catalog Services Featuring Jewelry, Precious Stones And Precious Metals Provided Via Communication Media For Retail Services IC 014 - Jewelry; precious stones; precious metals and their alloys; pearls; cuff links; tie clips; rings; earrings; necklaces; brooches; charms; key rings; works of art of precious metal; jewelry cases; boxes of precious metal; horological and chronometric instruments; watches; chronometers; clocks; small clocks; watch cases, bands, chains, springs or glasses; key rings of precious metal; statues or figurines of precious metal; cases or presentation cases for timepieces; medals; jewelry for computers; jewelry items for bags IC 035 - Electronic catalog services and web-based catalog services featuring jewelry, precious stones and precious metals provided via communication media for retail services 16