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Off-White Doubles Down on Quotations, Files Trademark Application for “For Walking”
Off-White is doubling-down on the argument that its use of quotation marks acts as an indicator of source in the same way as ...
China is Pushing to Control Big Tech, With E-Commerce Giants Coming Under the Microscope
Jack Ma has allegedly fallen out with the Beijing government. Several recent articles have reported that Mr. Ma ...
A Tidal Wave of Buyouts is Coming in 2021. Here is What That Means
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton completed its $15.8 billion mega-deal to buy famous American jewelry giant Tiffany & Co. ...
Court Shoots Down Khloe Kardashian, Good American’s anti-SLAPP Motion in Dbleudazzled Bodysuit Case
Khloe Kardashian and her label Good American were handed a striking loss late last month, with a California state court shutting ...
U.S. Walks Back on 25 Percent Tariff Slated to Apply to $1.3 Billion in French Handbags, Cosmetics
The U.S. has walked back on plans to levy an import tax on French luxury goods at the last minute. In a statement on Thursday, ...
Tiffany & Co. v. LVMH: The Timeline Behind Luxury’s Biggest Deal to Date
On November 24, 2019, the powers that be at LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co. respectively signed off on ...
COVID-19 Immunity Passports are Tempting Consumers, Businesses, But What Are the Legal Issues at Play?
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the globe, a handful of countries, including Germany, Chile and the ...
The Great Eros Responds to WeWoreWhat’s Lawsuit, Says Influencer Brand Did Infringe its Copyright
The Great Eros has responded to the headline-making lawsuit that WeWoreWhat initiated against it this fall. In the answer that it ...
Failed Billie, P&G Deal Highlights DTC Double-Edged Sword: The Power and Pitfalls of Innovative Marketing and Pricing
Procter & Gamble and Billie have called off their previously-announced merger on the heels of the Federal Trade Commission ...
Louis Vuitton, Nike, Michael Kors Among Brands Linked to Large-Scale Counterfeit Busts in Annual U.S. IP Report
The effects of COVID-19 took center stage in the Annual Intellectual Property Report that U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement ...
From Spats Over Instagram Images to the Enduring Resale Wars, These Are Some of the Cases to Watch for in 2021
From lawsuits over the unauthorized use of others’ imagery by brands like Volvo and famous figures like Emily Ratajkowski, and ...
Amid Pending Lawsuits Over Kardashian-Jenner Deals, Coty Finalizes Purchase of 20 Percent Stake in KKW Beauty
Coty’s tie-up with Kim Kardashian’s KKW Beauty is official, the beauty giant revealed on Tuesday, announcing that it has ...
Afters Ice Cream Responds to Off-White Lawsuit, Claims “Off-Diet” Tees and Other Merch is Parody
The lawsuit that Off-White filed against Afters Ice Cream in November appears to be an interesting parody case in the making. The ...
As Amazon, Valentino Settle Counterfeiting Suit, a Look at Liability in the Internet Age
Amazon garnered attention this summer when it teamed up with Valentino S.p.A. to file suit over the sale of counterfeit goods on ...
As Alexander Wang Accusers Speak Out, Will They Band Together and Sue?
Alexander Wang is dead-smack at the center of the fashion industry’s latest round of allegations of sexual assault. The ...
15 of Our Favorite Long(er)reads of 2020
From the story of how World War II shortages, including those for product packaging supplies, led to the birth and larger rise of ...
What Does Instagram’s Shopping-Centric Redesign Mean for Users and their Information?
Recently, when I opened Instagram, I noticed that the usual spot for checking notifications is now a Shop tab. The Instagram blog ...
Tiffany & Co. Shareholders Approve Renegotiated $15.8 Billion LVMH Merger
Less than a year after Tiffany & Co. shareholders “voted overwhelmingly to approve” a $16.2 billion mega-merger with ...
Year in Review: Some of the Biggest Deals – and Deal-Related Lawsuits – of 2020
From Tiffany & Co. and LVMH’s much-anticipated merger and the rival lawsuits that came with it to L Brands, and Sycamore ...
Hermès Prevails in Japanese Case Over Birkin Lookalikes, as Court Points to Resale Market as Key Factor
Hermès has prevailed in a trademark fight over the 3D shape of its iconic Birkin bag in Japan. Following a win in June when the ...
Pierre Cardin Leaves Behind a Legacy – and a Lesson – in Fashion Licensing
“French couturier Pierre Cardin, who made his name by selling designer clothes to the masses, and his fortune by being the ...
Fashion Law in 2020: 12 of the Year’s Noteworthy Lawsuits
This year, the filing of a particular handful of retail industry lawsuits and the continuation of previously-filed ones stood out ...
Daily Harvest, Revive Organics Settle “Copycat” Website, Packaging Lawsuit
Daily Harvest and Revive Organics have reached a confidential settlement in the case that Daily Harvest filed in April, accusing ...
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