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