Van Cleef and Arpels Sues Heidi Klum

By JCK Online Staff -- JCK Online, 12/24/2007 8:35:00 PM

Luxury jeweler Van Cleef and Arpels filed a lawsuit against German supermodel Heidi Klum's company, claiming she copied a vintage clover jewelry design, Reuters reports.

The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, seeks more than $25,000 in damages from Klum's company Heidi Klum GmbH and Mouawad USA, another company she has designed jewelry for, the news agency reports.

The lawsuit, filed Dec. 21, claims both companies benefited from the creation and sale of a design similar to Van Cleef And Arpel's Alhambra jewelry line, Reuters reports.

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