The grand golden doors of 500 Pearl Street, in Manhattan, have welcomed such glamorous names as Hermes, Tiffany & Co and Kering, a French conglomerate whose treasures include Gucci and Bottega Veneta. The building is not a posh hotel or department store. It is the federal court for the Southern District of New York, a favoured battleground for the decidedly un-glamorous war against counterfeit goods.
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