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
Tag: Fashion IP
No “30% solution”
Here I am, sitting 44 stories above the Garment District itself (when I’m not standing under its immortal needle, shown below), and I needed Staci... Read more
Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due
The essential role played by credit card companies in online trademark infringement was recognized in Gucci America, Inc. v. Frontline Processing Corp. In that case,... Read more
The sincerest form of flattery
Susan Scafidi seems genuinely shocked — no, I mean, genuinely! — over this comment by Ralph Lauren: When the New York Times‘ Eric Wilson listened to Oprah... Read more
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... Read more
Jihadi Faux?
Counterfeit Chic reports that the world really does revolve around intellectual property! Last week in Maryland, a traffic stop yielded a cache of counterfeit Nike... Read more
Someone dropped in an extra zero, right? RIGHT?
It’s a month-old story, and how it got past us here notwithstanding, it’s not getting past us now. Per the ABA Journal, remember the Bratz... Read more
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
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
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
Major League Baseball – SDNY Balks?
A potentially troubling (from the teams’ point of view) thought from the Southern District of New York in a case brought by Major League Baseball... 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
It’s Abboud time!
A year and a half ago I reported on designer Joseph Abboud’s attempt to sell his trademark “designer label” name to JA Apparel Corp., then count to... Read more
Mad Abboud you
Ouch! The Wall Street Journal reports: A federal judge ruled that menswear designer Joseph Abboud, who sold his trademark and later left the company that... Read more