Daily LInks
1. TikTok Shop Tops 500,000 US Sellers After 2023 E-Commerce Launch. TikTok reported that more than 500,000 merchants were selling to US users on its app at the end of 2023, more than double the number from three months earlier, as the video service stepped up its e-commerce effort. – Read More on Bloomberg
2. Trader Joe’s must pay union’s legal fees for ‘weak’ trademark lawsuit. Trader Joe’s must pay more than $100,000 in attorneys’ fees for bringing an “exceptionally weak” trademark lawsuit against its employee union, a California federal judge has determined. – Read More on Reuters
3. Bottega Veneta’s Matthieu Blazy: “The weave was just a pragmatic thing because the leather was so thin. To make a soft bag that will last longer, they wove it, which I find amazing. The intrecciato is a solution that became an aesthetic. I love this.” – Read More on the FT
4. RELATED READ: As Bottega Veneta Highlights its Intrecciato Weave, What Do its Rights Look Like? It is well-established that the scope of protection for the intrecciato is limited: The configuration elucidated in Bottega’s registration is narrowly construed – down to the millimeter. – Read More on TFL
5. A Lawsuit Argues Meta Is Required by Law to Let You Control Your Own Feed. A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Meta argues that US law requires the company to let people use unofficial add-ons to gain more control over their social feeds. – Read More on Wired
