The Fashion Law

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Nike has settled one of the recent custom sneaker lawsuits that it initiated against a former footwear design employee and his company. Postal Service’s trademarks, which are specifically cited in the complaint.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

Alexander Wang is being sued for allegedly co-opting the designs of one of its job applicant-slash-contest entrant for a multi-platform ad campaign. ” Jangle Vision designs (left) & Alexander Wang ad (right). ” Jangle Vision designs (left) & Alexander Wang ad (right).

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

I have one branded FIDELO with a carbon-fiber case that claims to block scammers trying to read the chip on my credit card. I think of these generally as “smart wallets” but I learned today that the company Storus has a registered trademark for that term. Mosaic Brands, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.

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The Fashion Law

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As for what those trademarks and copyright consist of, Diptyque points to its incontestable federal registrations in the DIPTYQUE word mark, and a word and design mark that consists of “34 BOULEVARD SAINT GERMAIN DIPTYQUE PARIS5E, [and which] depicts the words inside an oval shape.” The Big Issue.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 13, 2022

The problem is getting worse, despite well-meaning legislation designed to protect seniors from charlatans and evildoers. Legislation designed to protect our seniors from cyberfraud is working its way across Capitol Hill. The company I founded, TSG Global , is using that technology successfully.

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The Fashion Law

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In the complaint that they filed in a California federal court on Monday, Vans and its parent company VF Corp. In the complaint that they filed in a California federal court on Monday, Vans and its parent company VF Corp. alone, and has generated “tens of billions of dollars” in revenue as a result.

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The Fashion Law

JULY 22, 2021

Canada Goose is facing off against a similarly-named outerwear company that it claims is intentionally mimicking the “look and feel” of its products and logos. alone, exceeding $216 million in 2020. alone, exceeding $216 million in 2020. Canada Goose jackets (left & center) and Goose Country (right).

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 19, 2021

Warby Parker is looking to tap into the pool of millions of customers that 1-800 Contacts has amassed as a result of more than a decade in business and hundreds of millions of dollars worth of “advertising, marketing, and promotion,” the Draper, Utah-based contacts company argues in a new lawsuit. More than Just Keywords.

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

These included lawsuits that stem from the burgeoning resale market, with a few customization and upcycling-centric matters, in particular, proving to be timely, along with Chanel’s enduring battle with The RealReal, as brands continue to crack down on how their trademarks are used in the secondary market.

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The Fashion Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The same goes for fashion editors and fashion brands that are expected to maintain carefully curated social media accounts, as well as brands. million per sponsored social media post, according to Instagram analytics company Hopper HQ, in connection with her regularly updated account. Blakel, Inc. , Outdoor Voices, Inc.,

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The Fashion Law

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Consumers and investors are increasingly taking into account companies’ efforts on the Environmental, Social and Governance – “ESG” – front, with investors, in particular, scrutinizing companies’ sustainability credentials with more frequency and robustness than in the past. The Rise of the Fashion B Corp.

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MAY 14, 2021

Walk into any department store, and you will get a sense of the powerful brands built by high-end American designers. The subject of an eponymous Netflix miniseries starring Ewan McGregor, Halston became one of the earliest American designers to extend his brand to multiple price points.

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The Fashion Law

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Consumer interest in sustainability and broader ESG issues has pushed many brands to bolster their bottom lines by making oversized marketing efforts and/or more-ambitious-than-objective “eco-friendly” statements. Fashion’s Buzzy Tech Initiatives, Alone, Won’t Solve its Sustainability Issues.

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The Estrin Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

COVID-19 has led a lot of people to search for a brand new position. The problem is, those brand new positions may be sporting brand new titles and you haven’t a clue what to look for anymore. Proficiency in the application of instructional design, curriculum design and adult-learning principles. By Chere B.

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 25, 2021

Late last week, as Off-White was landing on the receiving end of one trademark infringement lawsuit , which streetwear brand Walker Wear filed against it and retailers Saks and Farfetch, it was settling another. Since the case got its start, Afters released additional merch that plays on Off-White’s use of quotation marks. .

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The Fashion Law

JANUARY 10, 2022

Peloton apparel, which allegedly infringes Lululemon design patents and trade dress, is at the heart of the declaratory judgment (“DJ”) action that the exercise bike-maker lodged in a New York federal court and the infringement complaint that Lululemon filed with a California federal court shortly thereafter. 1:21-cv-10071 (SDNY).

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The Fashion Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

More than merely selling similar-looking costumes, Playboy claimed that Fashion Nova went further in its “attempt to confuse and mislead consumers” into believing that there is an association between its costumes and the Playboy brand (when no such association exists), and to benefit from such a presumed affiliation. Fashion Nova, Inc.,

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The Fashion Law

JULY 20, 2021

The damages award comes over two years after Brandy Melville filed suit against Redbubble , arguing that the online marketplace for print-on-demand products has offered up and sold third-party designed “products that utilize Brandy Melville trademarks directly.” Redbubble, Inc., The case is Y.Y.G.M. Brandy Melville v.

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 30, 2021

Nike is bulking up the trademark infringement and dilution complaint that it filed against footwear manufacturer La La Land Production & Design (“La La Land”) by adding a new defendant to the mix. With such well-known marks and brand goodwill at play, Nike contends that “various bad actors in the U.S.

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The Fashion Law

MAY 13, 2021

in 2012, that “the next 25 years [for Walmart] are about becoming a digital company” – and more recently, at the direction of Jet.com founder Marc Lore, who took the role of CEO of Walmart’s U.S. While the terms of the deal have remained under wraps, Denise Incandela, EVP of Apparel and Private Brands at Walmart U.S.

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The Fashion Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Boasting the title of the largest luxury goods group in the world, the success of LVMH – which owns 75 brands and which generated revenues of $50.9 Boasting the title of the largest luxury goods group in the world, the success of LVMH – which owns 75 brands and which generated revenues of $50.9 Bvlgari, TAG Heuer, etc.),

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The Fashion Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Last month, Meta, Inc. announced that it was working on a set of ethical guidelines for virtual influencers – animated, typically computer-generated, characters designed to attract attention on social media. When Facebook, Inc. renamed itself Meta late last year, it heralded a pivot towards the “ metaverse.”

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The Fashion Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

District Court for the Southern District of New York determined that Gutman had acted in contempt of the court’s March 2021 preliminary injunction order (“PI Order”) by promoting the impending launch of a new bridal brand on Instagram and in an Business Insider interview. . And I hope you are as ready as I am.” .

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In 2013, Interprofession du Gruyère, sought and received from the USPTO a certification mark for a design with stylized font, for the letters “AOC”, a Swiss cross, and the words “LE GRUYÈRE SWITZERLAND.” This protected designation was superseded by adoption of the Protected Designation of Origin (“PDO”) for GRUYÈRE in 2001.

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The Fashion Law

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Beaverton, Oregon-based Nike alleges that the latter sneakers take the form of “knockoff Air Force 1-style shoes,” which Drip Creationz refers to as its “D1” sneakers, and which bear designs that allegedly infringe upon Nike’s registered trademarks for to its Air Force 1 shoes.

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The Fashion Law

MAY 18, 2021

An Atlanta-based jewelry company is pushing back against the trademark lawsuit filed against it by Chanel in connection with its sale of costume jewelry made from “upcycled” Chanel buttons.

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The Fashion Law

JUNE 25, 2021

” At the same time, Adore Me argues that it has used its ADORE ME word mark to indicate to consumers that the Adore Me brand is the source of its “distinctive, high-quality products and high-quality online retail store services services.” The case is AdoreMe, Inc. million in 2014 to $104.7

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In non-metaverse Nike news , John Geiger Collection (“Geiger”) wants out of the lawsuit that Nike filed against it this summer, arguing that the Beaverton, Oregon-based sportswear behemoth has failed to make a case against it for allegedly infringing its famed Air Force 1 trade dress by way of lookalike sneakers.

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The Fashion Law

JANUARY 27, 2022

On the heels of Vans and its parent company VF Corp. Walmart is pushing back against Vans’ claims that it has embarked on “an escalating campaign to knock off virtually all of [its] bestselling shoes,” and is running afoul of its trademark rights in the process. ’s preliminary injunction motion falls short and should be denied.

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The Fashion Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That is what counsel for Resurrect By Night (“RBN”) asserts in an entry of default filed last week, asking a New York federal court to enter a default judgment in its favor – and award it any further relief that the court “deems just and proper” – on the basis that Plein’s corporate entities PP Retail USA, LLC, Philipp Plein Americas, Inc.,

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The Fashion Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A concept from science fiction that many people in the technology industry envision as the successor to today’s internet, the metaverse is only a vision at this point, but technology companies like Facebook are aiming to make it the setting for many online activities, including work, play, studying and shopping. Facebook, Inc.

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The Fashion Law

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In response to the lawsuit, Volvo filed an unsuccessful motion to dismiss in August , arguing that Schroeder and Sumida are actually the ones who were in the wrong due to their use of the Volvo “brand, image, reputation and substantial social media reach of a venerable automotive company to promote themselves professionally.”

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The Fashion Law

JULY 28, 2021

24-year old Elizabeth Grace asserts that Revlon’s unauthorized use of her image and likeness is problematic for a number of reasons, including because she has previously turned down an offer from the company, which had “sought the use of [her] image in connection with its 2018 ‘Live Boldly’ campaign.”

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

For over 20 years, as a former senior legal officer for a Fortune 50 company, Sheila Murphy successfully developed, coached, and transformed talent in corporate America, and law firms. My AHA moment came when the company promoted a peer whose legal skills were lacking. By the time my peer left the company, he had reported to me.

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The Fashion Law

JUNE 16, 2021

In the complaints that they filed in a federal court in Washington state on June 10, Amazon and HanesBrands allege that the defendant Amazon sellers are running afoul of the law by offering up and selling “silicone covers for earbud cases that illegally bear registered trademarks of HanesBrands, Inc.,” Seller Identity Unknown.

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The Fashion Law

JUNE 10, 2021

On the heels of an array of retail bankruptcy filings that began to unfold over the course of the year in 2016, New York-based designer Bibhu Mohapatra and retailers The Limited, Wet Seal, and Payless all made headlines when they filed for Chapter 11 protection in early 2017. Fashion and Retail-Related Bankruptcies.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Equitable estoppel, a doctrine designed to avoid injustice, has three elements: misleading conduct, reliance, and prejudice. by Dennis Crouch. GlaxoSmithKline LLC v. 18-1976 ( Fed. The en banc rehearing vote appears to be 6-4 against rehearing. ” Prost in dissent. ” Prost in dissent.

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