“A crippling but necessary deterrent”
Last week, on July 19th, the Southern District of New York put the pedal to the Lanham Act metal in in Coach v. Allen. It’s a summary judgment... Read more
Category: Fashion Law
Best of 2012: Fashionably great
Originally posted October 25, 2012. I had a fabulous time, if you will, as a panelist and participant in last night’s Fashion Lawyer Marketing CLE at... Read more
Mock smocks spur suit
The New York Post reports that Diane von Furstenberg is suing over knockoffs of her designer smock dress things: The famed designer thinks cheapie-fashion store... Read more
They’ll always have Paris: Vuitton sues eBay
They did the deed, or filed le writ, in France, where their chances of success — based on the last few years of pro-mark-owner decisions,... Read more
Best of 2010: How Supreme Skateboard plays the edge
First posted on June 1, 2010. The new Case Clothesed blog out of New York Law School has a very interesting, if lightly sourced, piece about... Read more
Guest post: Not So Cheerful About Varsity Brands
[stextbox id=”info” caption=”Marc Whipple of the Legal Inspiration! Blog” image=”https://images.avvo.com/avvo/ugc/images/head_shot/standard/1034170_1486741391.jpg”]This is a special treat! In our line of work it isn’t necessarily a compliment to... Read more
Smocking it out
Ben Manevitz updates us on the Diane van Furstenburg “you stole my smock” litigation. Ben’s take: “As a litigator, I’m going to give everyone involved... Read more
Vuitton beats Google on home court
The International Herald Tribune reports: Louis Vuitton, the luxury goods manufacturer, won another round Wednesday in its court battle with the search engine Google to... Read more
Covering your assets.
Over the weekend, all the nerdiest news outlets reported that Volpin Props—a company that makes props and replicas “mostly videogame related,” according to the outfit’s... Read more
Louboutin gets the boot
In a case that has everyone seeing red — No, let me start over. And without the jokes. Because in a decision in Christian Louboutin... Read more
Fashion ex nihilo?
So much for Special Creation in blog graphics, I guess. It seems that the theologically inclined among us trademark law types think alike… but in... Read more
Read Knockoff News 40
Why shop anywhere else? Originally posted 2011-02-17 15:08:50. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
Famous names on famous dames
Oscars after-party thoughts: Did you ever wonder about just how far someone can go “knocking off” a famous designer gown? Counterfeit Chic twirls around some... Read more
Best of 2010: Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch
The Second Circuit, unsurprisingly according to most commentators, has affirmed the decision of the Southern District of New York refusing to find eBay liable for... Read more