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A beauty, a doll

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2008-07-25 14:49:01. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe WSJ Law Blog reports: A federal jury in Riverside, Calif., determined Thursday that MGA Entertainment’s hugely […]

An emphatic NO!

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-09-08 18:10:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Chatty Kathy: German designer Wolfgang Joop’s bid to have a punctuation mark trademarked [sic] for his […]

Fashion Law

Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Jane Coleman

Originally posted 2010-07-12 08:05:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The essential role played by credit card companies in online trademark infringement was recognized in Gucci […]

Secondary Liability

Bratz, foiled again!

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-01-22 13:44:34. Republished by Blog Post Promoter First, December’s 15, 2009’s story: Remember the Bratz dolls case, and the phenomenal legal fees application […]

Brand Management and Branding, Copyright Law

Knock, knock!

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-06-08 15:23:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Knock, knock! Who’s there! Your knockoff! I knockoff who? You knockoff yourself! No, don’t worry — […]

Fashion Law

No “30% solution”

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-12-09 16:52:12. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere I am, sitting 44 stories above the Garment District itself (when I’m not standing under its […]

Fashion Law

Someone dropped in an extra zero, right? RIGHT?

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2008-10-16 00:01:17. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIt’s a month-old story, and how it got past us here notwithstanding, it’s not getting past us […]

Covering your assets.

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2013-09-24 16:02:50. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOver the weekend, all the nerdiest news outlets reported that Volpin Props—a company that makes props and […]

Fashion Law

Fashionably litigious

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-05-26 12:48:33. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMiss Trials is was a new blog, or sub-blog or something (I can’t make heads or tails of […]

Fashion Law

Luxury goods rental

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-08-15 15:06:12. Republished by Blog Post Promoter“Bag Borrow or Steal™ – Borrow or Rent the Latest Authentic Designer Handbags Purses Jewelry and Accessories.” […]

Fashion Law, Licensing

Best of 2008: Someone dropped in an extra zero, right? RIGHT?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Posted on October 16, 2008. It’s a month-old story, and how it got past us here notwithstanding, it’s not getting past us now. Per the […]

Fee Shifting

Smocking it out

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Ron Coleman

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 […]

Fashion Law

… and Europe Strikes Back: Google Loss Upheld by French Court

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Ron Coleman

A friend painfully close to the case forwarded this link reporting that Google has lost its appeal of a judgment for “trademark counterfeiting” against the […]

Internet Law, Trademarks and trademark law

The skinny on fair use

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Ron Coleman

How much dumb can possibly be fit into a size two? Walter Olson rounds it up: Ralph Lauren lawyers: don’t you dare reproduce our skinny-model […]