Republic Brands’ Relentless Pursuit of Counterfeiters Results In Recent Victory
GLENVIEW, Ill. – Republic Brands, the global leader in rolling papers and premium smoking accessories, won a significant legal victory in its ongoing fight to protect consumers from the sale of counterfeit goods when a federal jury awarded Republic Brands $11M in the company’s most recent victory against counterfeiters. On March 16, 2022, a federal jury awarded Republic Brands and their affiliates $11 million in damages against Georgia-based wholesaler Gabsons Novelties and its owner, Raj Solomon, who was found personally liable. Following a three-day trial in Atlanta, the jury reached the unanimous verdict that Solomon and his company had willfully sold and distributed counterfeit rolling paper products under Republic Brands’ famous TOP® and JOB® trademarks (Case No. 1:19-cv-2148 (N.D. Ga)). The case against Gabsons and Solomon is the first of three cases going to trial in U.S. Federal Court in Georgia resulting from the criminal and civil raids and seizures of Republic Brands coun...