A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and copying in general from around the globe:

• Copies on Campus:  Is the Real Deal Worth the Price?
• Chloe Paddington Fakes Flood Web 

• Canal Street Knockoffs Move Behind Locked Doors
• At Superbowl, Cops Seize More Fake Merch than Tix
• French Envoy Decries Fakes in Philippines
• Hollywood Knockoff Bag Importer Pleads Guilty
• Jewelry Expert touts "Fabulous Fakes"
• In Style Advice:  How to Detect a Knockoff Purse

And from the hysterical site IP Funny, proof that while some fashion-related "inventions" can be patented, we really didn't want to copy them in the first place:

• U.S. Patent No. 6,473,908