Fashion Law Network

Jewelry patent lawsuit at Tiffany's! I begin this episode with some brief history of Tiffany and Co. , then I conduct my legal analysis into the very recent ,June 2020, patent lawsuit concerning a $1 million Tiffany's diamond bracelet (Jacob Jewellery Co. v. Tiffany and Co.). I conclude the episode by discussing a famous trademark infringement case involving Tiffany's ( Tiffany and Co. v. Ebay Inc...

This episode is all about Gucci, I begin the episode with some brief history of the Gucci fashion house, then I discuss the situation with a rapper using the stage name, Gucci Mane, and his song, Gucci Gone Wild,and how that impacted the Gucci fashion house. Next, I provide my legal analysis on the Forever 21 v. Gucci case and I conclude the episode with an update of Gucci's financial situati...

Are we witnessing the demise of department stores? I begin this episode with some background information on department stores, then discuss general bankruptcy law and a recent timeline of various major retailer bankruptcies. I focus my discussion on Neiman Marcus and a copyright lawsuit filed against them  (Sealaska Heritage Institute Inc v. Neiman Marcus Group LTD, LLC et al).  I briefly define a...

I begin this episode with a brief history of the Louis Vuitton fashion house, then I go over a few trademarks and patents that Louis Vuitton owns, next I conduct my legal analysis into a few recent intellectual property parody lawsuits involving Louis Vuitton ( Louis Vuitton v. Haute Diggity Dog , Louis Vuitton v. My Other Bag , Louis Vuitton v. MGA Entertainment ). I conclude the episode wit...

I begin the episode with a brief history of Hermes, then I  discuss the interesting patents and trademarks that Hermes owns, then I conduct my legal analysis on the recent trademark opposition case from the JPO (Japan Patent Office) titled Hermes v. D.Kelly. Lastly,  I discuss a U.S. based Hermes lawsuit titled Hermes International v. John Doe and I end the episode by analyzing how Herme...

I begin the episode with some background patent and trademark law, then discuss the recent Order entered in the Chanel v. The RealReal case Here are the patent links I discuss in the episode : 1. Chanel Patent : Jar with Dispensing Pump http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser? Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=3&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&S1=...