On the heels of Beyonce’s legal team claiming fair use in the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the singer over her hit song “Formation,” artist Richard Prince is relying on the same defense in the latest copyright suit filed against him. Prince – a well-known “appropriation artist – was slapped with a couple of copyright infringement suits last year in connection with his “New Portraits” show, which consisted of photos of others’ Instagram postings with some minor additions from Prince.

While the lawsuit that footwear brand Aquazzura filed against Iavnka Trump’s brand is still very much underway, we figured we would take a look back at some of the claims of copying, threats of litigation, and actually-filed lawsuits with which the Ivanka Trump brand has been faced in recent years. We determine where each pending lawsuit currently stands, what happened in cases where brands threatened suit (but did not actually file), and how the First Daughter fared in suits that have been removed from the docket.

Gucci’s American arm has been handed a $9 million victory in its largest counterfeiting case. On Tuesday, Gucci America Inc. was awarded $9 million in damages by the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, in connection with nearly 100 sites, most of which were registered in China and which bore Gucci campaign advertisements, logos, product images and descriptions from official websites, and many of which also used Gucci's trademark-protected name in their domain names. 

Vestiaire Collective is slowly but steadily morphing into a giant e-commerce platform for luxury garments and accessories, according to industry analysts. An “eBay for fashion items, but with a premium positioning,” the French startup announced in January that it raised $62 million, bringing its total funding to $118 million if you include other investors, such as Zadig & Voltaire, Ventech, Balderton Capital and Condé Nast International.

In its push to gain traction in the fashion world, which has not been an easy feat to date, Amazon quietly launched an influencer platform last month. As distinct from its existing Amazon Affiliates initiative – which is open to just about anyone and enables users to receive a commission on sales garnered through links they share – the e-commerce giant’s Influencer Program is a more exclusive endeavor. Currently in beta mode, it is “open by invitation only.” As such, influencers must apply for an invitation and be approved in order to join.  

Beyoncé has asked a federal court in New Orleans to toss out a copyright infringement case filed against her in connection with her hit track, “Formation.” You may recall that the estate of the late New Orleans-based rapper Anthony Barré – better known as Messy Mya – filed suit against Beyoncé in February in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana for allegedly sampling Barré’s vocals in her song.

Harry Styles kicked his solo career into high gear recently, dropping the track list and artwork for his impending album and performing on Saturday Night Live, for which he wore Gucci, of course. He wears Gucci for his first solo Rolling Stone cover, as well. The Italian brand seemed an obvious choice for Styles, who has been something of a poster boy for the brand. Take a look back at the budding sartorial relationship between Styles and Alessandro Michele's Gucci with this article we penned in 2015 ... 

THE FASHION LAW EXCLUSIVE: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ("PETA") was refused entrance to an LVMH shareholder meeting last week after announcing that it would challenge the use by the conglomerate’s fashion brands of crocodile and ostrich skins for their accessories. LVMH – which owns Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Celine, Marc Jacobs, Loewe, Pucci, and Berluti, among other brands – held its Annual General Meeting on April 13, during which it recapped its 2016 financials, and discussed its strategy and outlook for 2017 and beyond, including environmental objectives.

In the mid-1970's, a group of famed European luxury brands decided to tap into the resurging globalization of the post-World War I and World War II economy to grow significantly beyond the pool of their existing customers. In order to do so, they implemented a new marketing strategy, one that aimed to enable them to expand their consumer base but also allow them to remain firmly within the luxury sector.