Decline and Fall
Counterfeit Chic reports on yet another indignity visited on the famous girl singer who is presently popular culture’s most pathetic public death spiral: a European... Read more
Category: Fashion Law
Rated R for infRingement
John Welch reports that the TTAB has ruled that the trademark “RATED R SPORTSWEAR” is confusingly similar to the famous “RATED R” movie certification mark.... Read more
But, of course
Shoes are dropping all over Europe: L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics group, has launched legal action against eBay, alleging the online auctioneer does not do... Read more
Dressing up IP
Word is that on October 11, 2012, the Beverly Hills Bar Association is presenting a panel called “Dressing Up IP: Copyright, Trademark, and Licensing Issues in... Read more
Default of da system? Or, “Tally Ho!”
Via this patently entertaining post I was alerted to this somewhat more analytical one by Venkat Balasubramani, with Eric Goldman riding shotgun, decrying the $100 million default judgment... Read more
The DO’s & DON’Ts of Fashion Lawyers’ Advertising
Tomorrow night TONIGHT (October 24, 2012) at Fordham Law School I will be speaking on a panel with fashion lawyers Bernice K. Leber of Arent Fox, Ted Max... Read more
Giving up the Web
ClickZ News says lawyers are “Giving Up on Web Trademark Infringement”: “Trademark dilution is death by a thousand cuts,” said Joe Dreitler, partner at Frost... Read more
Register now for the Federal Bar Association Fashion Law Conference 2018
Last year the Fashion Law fest of the Federal Bar Association was a blast. This year it will be a different blast but every bit as... 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
Louis Louis
Steve Baird makes some great points about the Louis Vuittion / student activities flier kerfuffle: There has been quite a flap surrounding the poster and invitation used... Read more
Best of 2010: Trademarks, copyright, brand equity, and rent-seeking: Soapbox 2010
First posted on January 17, 2010. From last week’s INTA Trademark Topics email discussion list. One name has been changed to protect the innocent, and... Read more
The ethics of counterfeit goods
The Budget Fashionista wrestles with the issues, with the more than competent and ever-stylish help of Susan Scafaldi. (Yes, that’s two posts in a row.... Read more
The trendiest of trends
“Green trademarks” that is. Green-themed, green-related, green to go, green for action! Well, trends aren’t just for marketers — you can find them in the... Read more
Best of 2012: Cole Haan’s and the MTA’s subway trademark stories
First posted April 16, 2012. I’ve been following the IP obsession of New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority for a while now, including past efforts to... Read more