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Lululemon is suing Costco, accusing the retailer of selling “confusingly similar” replicas of its clothing, including jackets, sweatshirts, and pants.

Lululemon alleged that Costco is known to use manufacturers of popular branded products for its private label Kirkland brand, but that the company and the manufacturers don鈥檛 tell consumers of the connection between them for many of the Kirkland-branded products, according to .

Lululemon then claimed in its suit that this practice leads shoppers to believe that Kirkland-branded products are made by the authentic supplier of the 鈥渙riginal鈥� products. Lululemon stated that Costco, based in Issaquah, doesn鈥檛 try to dispel the ambiguity.

鈥淎s an innovation-led company that invests significantly in the research, development, and design of our products, we take the responsibility of protecting and enforcing our intellectual property rights very seriously and pursue the appropriate legal action when necessary,鈥� a Lululemon company spokesperson said in a statement regarding the lawsuit.

The lawsuit cited several examples of Costco selling replica Lululemon products, including Define jackets, ABC pants, and its Hi-Tec Men鈥檚 Scuba Full Zip鈥攁n item costing at least $100 that Costco is selling a replica of for $19.97.

Lululemon is requesting a jury trial and wants Costco to stop selling the products that it considers to be duplicates, The Associated Press confirmed. It is also seeking an unspecified amount in monetary damages.