Protecting brands

This Sunday 28 February, I’ll be speaking at Buffet, the first tradeshow and public expo in the Asia-Pacific region dedicated to Streetwear, Sneakers, Contemporary Style & Culture, Design, T-Shirts, Accessories and much more.
It’ll be a conversation between Eddie Zammit, t-shirt collector and editor of T-World magazine, and I.
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There have been quite a few fashion copying cases recently.
And I have been getting calls from designers asking how they can protect their designs.
I don’t have a lot of time to give telephone advice, so I have been wondering whether it is worthwhile conducting a seminar on protection of fashion designs.
At a seminar I would [...]

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The Walt Disney Co has been sued for trade mark infringement by THOIP, the owner of the “Little Miss” and “Mr. Men” marks.
The “Little Miss” merchandise range has gained attention recently after Britney Spears and Paris Hilton were photographed wearing the shirts, which are sold at Disneyland.
Disney has also been selling shirts with similar captions, [...]

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American fashion designer Joseph Abboud has been barred from using his own name in relation to his new menswear range.
Abboud sold his brand for $65.5 million in 2000. The sale include the Joseph Abboud trade mark and the rights to his name, and Abboud remained as a consultant.
But he fought with the CEO Marty Staff, and after [...]

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Louis Vuitton has just lost a 4 year court case against Dooney & Bourke, involving their It Bag (pictured), which LV alleged looked too much like their popular Murakami design.
The LV Murakami design was introduced in 2002 and generated sales of $145 million by 2006. D&B launched their “It Bag” in 2003, and it has [...]

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