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 […]
Written by: 
Ron Coleman
Continue reading » Category: Fashion Law
Foul ball?
Louis Vuitton Malletier and its lawyers demonstrate how to make sure a few seconds of what they say is trademark dilution get a lot less […]
Written by: Ron Coleman
Continue reading » Bag It
Remember Vuitton v. Dooney? It’s over. Reports the Shiny Style blog: A judge ruled in favor of Dooney & Bourke in the trademark dispute involving […]
Written by: Ron Coleman
Continue reading » 
So shoe me!
Staci Riordan reports on the big shoe-vs.-shoe design lawsuit everyone’s talking about — invoking copyright plus one Lanham Act and two New York law varieties of […]
Written by: Ron Coleman
Continue reading » 
Tank you very much
Ryan Gile reports that Cartier is upping the ante on its efforts to assert its IP rights in the “Tank watch,” shown below, and has […]
Written by: Ron Coleman
Continue reading » 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 […]
Written by: 
Ron Coleman
Continue reading » Luxury IP’s dilemma
A new website called “BP Council” (a brand protection thing) asks, “Can Luxury Brands Counterfeiting Really Be Stopped“? [I]n their report, “The Piracy Paradox,” legal […]
Written by: 
Ron Coleman
Continue reading » 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 […]
Written by: Ron Coleman
Continue reading » 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. […]
Written by: Ron Coleman
Continue reading »