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At the Heart of the “Call Her Daddy” Feud? Brand-Building, Contract Issues and a Bunch of Trademarks
“In just two years, ‘Call Her Daddy,’ a raunchy podcast about sex, dating, culture and life in New York” that was ...
From Copycat Dances to Unlicensed Music: Is TikTok a Copyright Lawsuit Waiting to Happen?
At the heart of the majority of short videos posted to TikTok is music – whether it be dances choreographed to Megan Thee ...
Off-White is Still Going Back and Forth with Trademark in its Quest to Register its Red Zip Tie
An attorney for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) still is not getting behind Off-White’s quest to register ...
Richemont-Owned Chloé Signs Fashion Petition, as Industry Giants Steer Clear of a “Less is More” Model
The alternative approach to the traditional fashion model that was proposed this month by Dries Van Noten, Andrew Keith, who is ...
TikTok is Facing a Growing Number of Lawsuits for Allegedly Collecting, Storing and Sharing Users’ Biometric Data
TikTok is on the up-and-up. First launched just three years ago, the Chinese-owned video-centric social media platform is making ...
What Does a Case Over Antique Watches Mean for Chanel and Rolex Resellers?
What does an ongoing case over watches initially produced in the 1900s mean for the likes of Rolex and Chanel? Maybe more than ...
From Social Shopping to Entertainment-Centric E-Commerce, What Western Brands Can Learn from China’s Retail Giants
As no small number of sectors of the economy struggle for survival in the sudden, new reality that has been born as a result of ...
What Are You Buying When You Acquire a (Largely) Defunct Fashion Brand?
In the spring of 2019, Sonia Rykiel filed for bankruptcy and liquidated the entirety of its business in the United States. ...
Almost 20 Years After its Debut, Dior Seeks Registration for its Saddle Bag
“The Saddle bag is one of those emblematic pieces that always manages to remain contemporary,” Christian Dior creative ...
Rising Costs and Price Harmonization Come Into Play as Chanel and Louis Vuitton Boost Prices
Chanel revealed this week that it is upping the prices of a number of its handbag styles and some small leather goods across the ...
Chanel is Looking to Expand Upon its Protections for its “Lego” Icon in New Trademark Application
Look beyond Chanel’s staple flap bags with their quilted leather bodies and leather-and-chain woven straps, and its various ...
Kate Spade Board Robbed Shareholders of “Fair” Price in $2.4 Billion Tapestry Takeover, According to New Lawsuit
Kate Spade’s board of directors acted against the interests of shareholders when they approved the sale of the company to ...
Amazon Has Been Trying (and Failing) to Infiltrate the Fashion Space for Years. It Just Got a Big Break
Amazon, having, for years, expressed intentions to infiltrate the fashion industry in a meaningful way and largely coming up ...
Supreme Court Sides With Lucky Brand in 20-Year-Long “Get Lucky” Trademark Fight
Almost 20 years after Marcel Fashions Group, a Florida-based fashion wholesaler, filed suit against Lucky Brand Dungarees for ...
“Made in” Labels are Marketing Gold but Not Without Potential Legal Consequences
In Europe, many of fashion and luxury’s biggest names benefit from little legal loopholes that center on how they may use ...
What Does California’s “Gig Worker” Law Mean for the Fashion Industry?
On January 1, a striking new law went into effect in California, Assembly Bill 5. Popularly coined the “gig worker bill” when ...
What is the Difference Between Harvard and Hermès? Maybe Not that Much
What are the strongest brands in the world? They are “not Apple or Mercedes-Benz or Coca-Cola,” according to Scott ...
Five Key Trends that Are Expected to Shape Fashion and Luxury in the Wake of COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has hit the luxury and fashion industry hard. According to a recent report from Boston Consulting Group, ...
Photographer Prevails in Copyright Fight Over Antonio Marras’ Fall/Winter 2014 Collection
In Milan in February 2014, Antonia Marras showed a collection packed with what Tim Blanks, writing for what was still Style.com ...
Hermès Beats Out Japanese Handbag Company in Fight Over “Kelly” Trademark
In the 1930s, a century after Hermès first opened its doors as a purveyor of exquisitely-crafted leather goods, such as saddles, ...
Fashion Industry Leaders Are Calling for a Revision to the Fashion System in Open Letter
“It is not normal to buy winter clothes in May. It doesn’t make sense,” Dries Van Noten said on Tuesday, ...
Nike is Seeking Trademark Registrations for “SNKRS” for Use on … Sneakers, Among Other Things
Every week, Nike uses an app to alert users of impending drops. As distinct from its regular e-commerce site and corresponding ...
Draper James Angered Thousands of Teachers with its Dress Giveaway but Did it Also Run Afoul of the Law?
From Crocs giving away hundreds of thousands of its plastic clogs to medical professionals and buzzy beauty startup Glossier ...
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