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
Ron Coleman on the law affecting brands, the Internet & free speech
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
“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
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