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H&M sues Forever 21? Beach Please!

H&M sues Forever 21? Beach Please!

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 against Forever 21, Inc., in the US District Court Southern District of New York. Below is a comparative image of the tote bags at issue:

End of the Road for Christian Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent

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 Appeal decision satisfied: Christian Louboutin's trade-mark registration remained valid and exclusivity was maintained with respect to red soles with contrasting shoes; Yves Saint Laurent was […]

Mon Dieu: Chanel Accused of Counterfeiting

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 tailors and seamstresses that are the “behind the scenes” technicians to Europe’s most notorious haute couture fashion houses.  In a surprising David v. Goliath decision, […]

Louboutin v. YSL Forced to Agree to Disagree

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 Christian Louboutin. However, on closer examination this appears to be more of a win-win (or a lose-lose) situation. Ultimately, co-existence is the name of the […]

The Other Shoe Drops

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 Laurent in the US, with respect to YSL’s use of the red-soled shoes.  Christian Louboutin suffered a blow when he was denied a preliminary injunction […]

Significant Progress On US Legislative Change To Protect Fashion Designs

Significant Progress On US Legislative Change To Protect Fashion Designs

Ashlee Froese is a branding lawyer and trade-mark agent at Keyser Mason Ball LLP. You can follow her on Twitter @brandfashionlaw or via her blog at www.canadafashionlaw.com. In June 2011, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (“CFDA”) hosted its annual Fashion Awards – the fashion world’s equivalent to the Oscars®.  Yet the biggest award […]

Red Hot: Fashion Designers Wage War over Shoes

Red Hot: Fashion Designers Wage War over Shoes

 Ashlee Froese is an Osgoode Hall alumnus and currently practices intellectual property at the law firm of Keyser Mason Ball LLP. If you see a woman wearing these shoes, three things can be deduced.  One, she spent a pretty penny on them.  Two, those are Christian Louboutin shoes.  Three, the surrounding women are a tad […]

Interbrand released its 2010 Report on Best Canadian Brands

Interbrand released its 2010 Report on Best Canadian Brands

Ashlee Froese is an Osgoode Hall alumnus and currently practices intellectual property at the law firm of Keyser Mason Ball LLP. Introduction Interbrand, a well reputed international company whose modus operandi is to analyze global brands, has recently released its bi-annual report on "Best Canadian Brands 2010".  Interestingly, despite the volatile and contentious economic climate […]