Beymen, the leading fashion brand in Turkey, has offered upscale men’s clothing since 1971, more recently adding women’s wear and home collections to its lines. But when it sought to…
Category: Famous Marks
Quebec Has Some Branding Issues
The commitment to culture by our Francophone neighbours in Quebec has put their provincial government in the center of a legal battle with 6 major retailers. (more…)
Mon Dieu: Chanel Accused of Counterfeiting
France is known for its fashion. Perhaps more importantly within the fashion world, France is known as being one of the last remaining champions of the petites mains: highly skilled…
Louboutin v. YSL Forced to Agree to Disagree
The fashion law community has been carefully watching Christian Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent battle over red-soled shoes. At first, the twitter-verse heralded this decision as a definitive win for…
No Fruit for You: EU Trademark Board finds Fruit of the Loom’s use of the mark “fruit” to be invalid
Although not as exciting as a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, the latest trademark case involving undergarment company Fruit of the Loom has grabbed the trademark world’s attention. (more…)
Evidence Of Parasitic Intent Not Unfounded: L’Oreal
Advocate General Mengozzi delivered his opinion to the European Union’s Court of Justice (ECJ), on February 16 2012, denying the Appeal sought by Helena Rubenstein SNC and L’Oreal SA concerning…