In an interesting twist, arguably the two most common fashion design piracy defendants are pitted against each other. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (“H&M”) has issued a complaint…
Tag: Ashlee Froese
Glass Half Empty for Industrial Design Protection in Canada?
The re-posting of this analysis is part of a collaboration with Ashlee Froese. An interesting decision was recently issued by Canada’s Federal Court, which has sparked some interest in the…
End of the Road for Christian Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent
The re-posting of this analysis is part of a collaboration with Ashlee Froese. It appears that fashion’s most infamous case has finally come to a close. Both parties seemingly came away from the…
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…
The Other Shoe Drops
Zut alors! Christian Louboutin is not having a good year with the judicial system and must be seeing red! I have previously covered Christian Louboutin’s dispute with Yves Saint…