Victoria's Secret Claims Perfume Company Hijacked It's Fragrance; Famous Lingerie Brand Sues

The secret is out.

Victoria's Secret is suing a Brooklyn based company for allegedly copying its perfume line and selling fragrances that are very similar to the famous lingerie company, the New York Daily News reported.

In a federal trademark infringement suit, Victoria's Secret claims that the company Preferred Fragrance and its former CEO Izriel Polatsek sold fragrances or used packaging that strongly resembles Victoria's Secret perfumes. The suit, also filed on behalf of Bath & Body Works Brand Management, Victoria's Secret associate, says the Brooklyn company copied scents including Vanilla Lace, Coconut Passion, Mango Temptation and Love Spell, the Daily News reported.

"Defendants have intentionally encroached on [Victoria's Secret's] rights in a concerted, ongoing attempt to hijack the substantial brand awareness and goodwill associated with the plaintiff's products and to cause confusion among the buying public," according to the lawsuit obtained by the Daily News.

Victoria's Secret fragrances are heavily promoted by the brand's "Angels," including Adriana Lima, Jessica Hart and Karlie Kloss. The lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Ohio, also acknowledges that L Brands, Victoria's Secret parent company, is an "innovator and category leader in the highly competitive personal body care and beauty product industry," according to the Daily News. L Brands rakes in a profit of $10 billion a year.

Preferred Fragrance is no stranger to infringement lawsuits. In 2013, Prada claimed that Preferred Fragrance copied its perfume "Prada Candy," which costs $82, the Daily News reported. Elizabeth Arden also filed a lawsuit against Preferred Fragrance, but that suit was later dropped.

Apparently Preferred Fragrance, which sells its products online and at retailers like Family Dollar, let's customers know their perfumes are related to other scents. The company says it is "the leading distributor of designer-inspired perfumes," the Daily News reported.

But that has not stopped other companies including Estee Lauder and Clinique from calling Preferred Fragrance a "known infringer," the Daily News reported.