By Victoria Lee and Ted Max
In this hyper-digital age, the designer brand’s focus has gradually shifted from primarily print advertising media to reaching consumers through the Internet and many forms of social media with branded entertainment in the form
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Legal Issues Facing the Fashion, Apparel & Beauty Industry
The Fashion & Apparel Law Blog, published by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, focuses on legal issues affecting the fashion and apparel industries. It covers topics such as wage and hour laws specific to garment manufacturing, liability in the apparel supply chain, advertising and labeling regulations including 'Made in USA' claims, intellectual property concerns, false light and defamation claims in modeling, and pricing laws like those addressing the pink tax. The blog addresses regulatory compliance, labor standards, marketing practices, and litigation risks relevant to fashion brands, manufacturers, retailers, and models.
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@theForefront: The Celebrity Fashion Tweet
Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the current hyper-digital age is the ever-shrinking gap between the celebrity and everyman. Nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than in the realm of the celebrity tweet. Twitter, the pervasive microblogging website, promises thrilling…
The National Football League Decides to “Just Do It”
Though the news of Nike’s exclusive deal with the NFL broke some time ago, the agreement will officially go into full effect this month and the look of Monday Night Football is about to change. Replacing adidas, this will be…
Louis Vuitton Achieves Genuine Victory Over Flea Market’s Phony Sales
By Tyler Baker Luxury brand titan Louis Vuitton recently achieved a significant victory over counterfeiting of its designer products. In an action brought in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Louis Vuitton sued the Eisenhauer Road…
IFRA Regulations Bring About a Change of Scent
We all remember the sweet scent of our first perfume and only need a simple whiff to propel us back to our youth. Studies show that scent memory is the longest lasting of all of our five senses, meaning you…
Battle of the G’s Rages On: Gucci’s $124 Million Trademark and Trade Dress Infringement Lawsuit Against Guess? Withstands Summary Judgment
By Shannon King The multi-million dollar trademark and trade dress dispute between Italian fashion label Gucci and American designer Guess?, Inc. (“Guess?”) marches on toward trial as Judge Shira Scheindlin of the United States District Court for the Southern District…
Louis Vuitton Sets A New Standard In Federal Trademark And Copyright Law
By Alona G. Metz In the recent landmark case of Louis Vuitton Malletier, S.A. v. Akanoc Solutions, Inc., 658 F.3d 936 (9th Cir. 2011),[1] the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a web-hosting company that owned…
ZIPped Back Up: Williams-Sonoma Gains Federal Dismissal Of New Jersey Consumer Privacy Claim in Feder
In Feder v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey joined the New Jersey Superior Court in weighing in on the issue of whether a retailer violates consumer privacy state law by…
UnZIPped in New Jersey?
A New Jersey state trial court has initially weighed in on the issue of whether a retailer violates state law by requesting a customer’s zip code at the point of purchase. In a case fashioned after the California Supreme Court’s…
REALITY BITES – Brand Protection, Reality TV Style
THE SITUATION IS ASKED NOT TO COVER HIS SITUATION WITH ABERCROMBIE ANYMORE
Abercrombie & Fitch issued a press release offering The Situation (of MTV’s The Jersey Shore fame) “substantial payment” to stop wearing Abercrombie’s clothes. The company’s main concern is brand…