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Chanel Says The RealReal Has Failed to Show that it Actually Maintains a Monopoly in High-End Handbag Market
Chanel says that The RealReal’s attempt to lodge antitrust claims against it is a “transparent tactic … to divert ...
As the UK and EU Finalize Brexit Terms, What Does that Mean for Fashion Designers?
After many months of negotiations between the United Kingdom and European Union, the EU has now confirmed that as of January 1, ...
Nike v. Warren Lotas: A Running Timeline of the Case Over One of Nike’s Most “Iconic” Sneakers
Los Angeles-based brand Warren Lotas made headlines in September when it revealed that it had teamed up with noted Nike ...
Longtime Ralph Lauren Model Accuses the Brand of “Elaborate Fraud” Over Use of Her Likeness in $20 Million Suit
A longtime Ralph Lauren model is suing the company – and HBO – for allegedly engaging in an “elaborate fraud ...
Five Ways Companies Can Achieve a More Balanced Model in the Wake of COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic highlights the very real imperfections not only in terms of coordination among governments and ...
Nike Prevails in Preliminary Injunction Quest Over Allegedly Infringing Warren Lotas Sneakers
On the heels of a telephonic hearing for the Motion for Preliminary Injunction re: Trademark Infringement on November 16, ...
Luxury Goods Sales to Fall by 23 Percent This Year Compared to 2019, Per Bain
Luxury goods sales for 2020 are expected to amount to 23 percent less than last year (an estimated total of $257.47 billion), ...
Isabel Marant Cape Draws Claims of Cultural Appropriation from Mexican Culture Ministry
Isabel Marant has apologized after being called for “appropriating” a traditional indigenous pattern. On the heels of Mexican ...
Sunday Riley, FTC Finalize Settlement Over Skincare Co.’s Practice of Posting “Fake Reviews” to Dupe Consumers
A year ago, Sunday Riley caught the attention of federal regulators after a former employee revealed that the buzzy skincare ...
What Goes Around Comes Around Doubles Down on Chanel’s Relationship with Farfetch in Latest Round of Lawsuit
In March 2018, Chanel filed suit against What Goes Around Comes Around (“WGACA”), accusing the luxury reseller of ...
Secondhand Clothing Sales Are Booming, Will That Help Solve Fashion’s Sustainability Crisis?
A massive force is reshaping the fashion industry: secondhand clothing. According to a new report, the U.S. secondhand clothing ...
Amid Marc Jacobs Suit, Nirvana is Suing the Art Director Who Claims He Created the Band’s Smiley Face
The copyright and trademark lawsuit that Nirvana LLC filed against Marc Jacobs for allegedly co-opted its legally-protected ...
LVMH Chair Arnault Regains Second “Richest” Title, Adding $16 Billion to Net Worth Over Past 2 Weeks
After nabbing second place on the list of the world’s richest in July 2019, ever-so-briefly ousting Amazon’s Jeff Bezos from ...
The Great Eros Has Responded to WeWoreWhat’s Lawsuit with One of its Own
The battle between a big-name influencer and a Brooklyn, New York-based brand is heating up. In response to the declaratory ...
Amazon Sues Influencers, Marketplace Sellers Over Alleged Counterfeit Scheme
Amazon is cracking down on the sale of counterfeits on its platform by way of a new lawsuit that involves two influencers, nearly ...
Luxury Brands Claim that Former Saks Sales Associates Fail to Make Antitrust Case Over “No-Hiring Pacts”
The docket in the case that Susan Giordano, Angelene Hayes, and Ying-Liang Wang filed against Saks Fifth Avenue, Louis Vuitton, ...
What Do Luxury Brands’ Inflating Prices Mean for Them & for the Industry at Large?
Chanel made headlines late last week when it revealed that it would raise its prices for the second time this year, citing “the ...
A Year in Bad Faith: How Brands and Their Trademarks Are Faring in China
For decades, well-known consumer-facing companies have suffered a similar fate. Upon building their brands in the West and ...
Talk of International Expansion Brings Supreme’s Global Trademark Battles to the Forefront
Supreme made headlines on Monday when it was revealed that American retail group VF Corp. would pay $2.1 billion to bring the ...
One of Van Cleef & Arpels’ Most Famous Trademarks is in Limbo in China
Created in 1968 as a luxurious take on the four-leaf clover, a timeless symbol of luck, Van Cleef & Arpels’ Alhambra ...
Vans’ Parent Company VF Corp. Buying Streetwear Brand Supreme in $2.1 Billion Deal
Supreme has a new owner. Three years after selling off a reported 50 percent stake to private equity ...
Retail Woes: A Running List of Fashion Bankruptcies
On the heels of an array of retail bankruptcy filings in 2016, New York-based designer Bibhu Mohapatra and retailers The Limited, ...
Artist Claims that Diesel, Terry Richardson Copied Her Work for 2016 Ad Campaign
Diesel and Terry Richardson are being sued for allegedly ripping off the work of a multi-media artist for an ad campaign that the ...
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